On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 11:07:14PM +0100, Michael wrote
>
> No, you shouldn't have to do any such thing. Just make sure you
> have set up in your '/etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf' the correct
> rsync mirror and commented out the server on the Internet; e.g.:
OK, I tried it on my other used Lenovo laptop (thimk2) and it works.
But "inquiring minds want to know"...
* In your instructions '/etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf' is the file
to change sync-uri in (and it works).
* In https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Local_Mirror the file to change is
given as /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo-mirror.conf There is no such
file on my system. Should I file a documentation bug?
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I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe; Gopher, Netscape with
frames, the first Browser Wars. Searching for pages with AltaVista,
pop-up windows self-replicating, trying to uninstall RealPlayer. All
those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain... time to die.
>
> No, you shouldn't have to do any such thing. Just make sure you
> have set up in your '/etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf' the correct
> rsync mirror and commented out the server on the Internet; e.g.:
OK, I tried it on my other used Lenovo laptop (thimk2) and it works.
But "inquiring minds want to know"...
* In your instructions '/etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf' is the file
to change sync-uri in (and it works).
* In https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Local_Mirror the file to change is
given as /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo-mirror.conf There is no such
file on my system. Should I file a documentation bug?
--
I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe; Gopher, Netscape with
frames, the first Browser Wars. Searching for pages with AltaVista,
pop-up windows self-replicating, trying to uninstall RealPlayer. All
those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain... time to die.