From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] re: duplicated packages
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:37:23 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <523BA6D3.2030300@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <523B57DB.3000706@gmail.com>
Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> On 09/19/2013 10:50 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> On 19/09/2013 20:58, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> Is having duplicate packages a good or a bad thing in gentoo? I'm clear
>>> about having duplicate packages for the kernel. I'm using the more
>>> recent one, but hanging on to the old one just in case.
>>>
>>> Perhaps, the reason for having duplicate packages is the fact that
>>> various packages I have installed on the system may require a different
>>> version of a package I may already have installed. Is that it?
>>>
>>> _box0=; equery list --duplicates '*'
>>> * Searching for * ...
>>> [IP-] [ ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r6:4.1.2
>>> [IP-] [ ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.4-r2:4.4
>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-lang/python-2.7.5-r2:2.7
>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-lang/python-3.2.5-r2:3.2
>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8y:0.9.8
>>> [IP-] [ ] dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1e-r1:0
>>> [IP-] [ ] media-libs/lcms-1.19:0
>>> [IP-] [ ] media-libs/lcms-2.3:2
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.13:2.1
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.69:2.5
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.10.3:1.10
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.12.6:1.12
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-devel/automake-1.13.4:1.13
>>> [IP-] [M ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.8.13:3.8.13
>>> [IP-] [ ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.7:3.10.7
>>> [IP-] [ ] virtual/libusb-0:0
>>> [IP-] [ ] virtual/libusb-1:1
>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.17:2
>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-libs/gtk+-3.4.4:3
>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r200:0
>>> [IP-] [ ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r300:3
>>> _
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> They are not duplicates they are called SLOTS
>>
>> And you have them for a reason - one thing needs package A version X,
>> something else needs package A version Y. Usually, you can have only
>> one, SLOTS let you have more than one that can co-exist.
>>
>> Don't worry about them, let them be. You need them.
>>
>>
>>
> No worries.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
As a example, if you were to remove python2.7, its been nice knowing
you. lol There is no telling what all that would break and that is
just one package. I get a shiver up my spine just thinking about it.
It's always good to ask about this sort of thing. The 20/20 rear view
mirror view can bite. ;-)
Dale
:-) :-)
--
I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-20 1:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-09-19 18:58 [gentoo-user] re: duplicated packages Alexander Kapshuk
2013-09-19 19:50 ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-19 20:00 ` Alexander Kapshuk
2013-09-20 1:37 ` Dale [this message]
2013-09-20 16:34 ` Alexander Kapshuk
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