On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:24:01 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:


> > It's no big deal upgrading KDE anyway. Set PORTAGE_NICENESS to a
> > suitable value and you can keep using the computer while the new KDE
> > is compiled in the background. KDE is slotted, so installing 3.5 has
> > no effect on the 3.4.x version you are currently using.
> 
> Good tips, thanks... but in this case I'm running a full install from
> scratch and would like to be emerging some of the other needed stuff.
> That task would be somewhat lessened too just by having X available.

Then download a GRP CD, do a stage 3 install then install, X, KDE etc.
from the GRP CD. That's how I did it and had a full working system in
just over and hour. I was able to set my USE flags, sysnc portage and
re-emerge everything that needed  it later on.

> Do you know off-hand if I would be digging myself into a hole by
> running and emerge emacs-cvs while this pentium4 is gnawing away at
> kde?

Generally, as long as the packages have nothing to do with one another,
it is safe to install concurrently. To be really safe, you could use
Ctrl-z to pause one emerge while installing another package, then type
"fg" to restart". I'd go for the GRP packages though, and upgrade later
in the background.


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