On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:20 +0100, Mick wrote: > I don't really need a vnc server on this machine. I also don't need > games and I prefer GRUB to LILO. So why is KDE4 springing all these > goodies onto me? > > How should I tell it not to? Use the --tree option with emerge to see what is bringing these in (KDE4 doesn't try to merge lilo here) and read the ebuilds if it is still not clear. -- Neil Bothwick The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.