From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8E6C015817D for ; Sat, 8 Jun 2024 15:24:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0A164E2ABA; Sat, 8 Jun 2024 15:24:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.21]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9EC24E2A83 for ; Sat, 8 Jun 2024 15:24:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.69.80.10] (helo=cube.localnet) by smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1sFxvH-003pbr-Rw for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:24:04 +0000 From: Peter Humphrey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem in new installation Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:24:03 +0100 Message-ID: <4924496.GXAFRqVoOG@cube> In-Reply-To: <22315287.EfDdHjke4D@rogueboard> References: <4580315.LvFx2qVVIh@cube> <4952525.31r3eYUQgx@cube> <22315287.EfDdHjke4D@rogueboard> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Originating-smarthost01b-IP: [82.69.80.10] Feedback-ID: 82.69.80.10 X-Archives-Salt: 8ca183d5-9648-43a1-81bd-9cf1b081fc1e X-Archives-Hash: 97002a00559a2198cdd2f8d5a613bbf5 On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:45:54 BST Michael wrote: > On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:40:50 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:27:03 BST Michael wrote: > > > I'm not sure the missing file in your error message is related to python > > > - > > > VTE is a GTK+3 widget used by some Gnome based terminal emulators and in > > > particular Tilix. Could this be related to your LiveUSB, instead of > > > your > > > chrooted fs? I don't have this file here, probably because I don't use > > > Gnome term to be able to compare notes. > > > > Well, it was a bit of a long shot. But I used a non-desktop tarball and > > set > > a non-desktop profile, so what has vte to do with it? > > Quite. A non-desktop setup would not sue or require a virtual terminal > emulator desktop widget. :-/ > > > > A new python version following a portage update, which is not already > > > part > > > of your stage3, would show up when you try to update world once you have > > > chroot'ed successfully. > > > > > > In any case, you can check the stage3 /usr/bin/python* files and what > > > version /etc/python-exec/python-exec.conf sets as its global python > > > setting. > > > > It sets python-12. Maybe I need to set it to 11 and try again. > > I don't think this would be wise. Essentially you'll be trying to downgrade > python from what the tarball contains and what the current profile defaults > specify. > > Bar retracing your steps to chroot as per the handbook, in case you got > something wrong, I don't know what else to suggest. I've found it. /etc/profile.d had two suspect files: vte-2.91.csh & vte-2.91.sh. I don't know where they came from - perhaps another system of mine. I'll get rid of them and all should be well. Thanks for the help. -- Regards, Peter.