Tag: Opschoot

Gentoo update: system

This Gentoo box needs upgrading badly. I started this in February, so perhaps it's time to continue. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 1 decade ago, on June 09, 2009, at 22:06 | Comments closed

xwd, the best X11 screen grabbing tool

xwd (1) is my favorite screen capture program for X Windows. Usage is simple: "xwd|xwdtopnm|pnmtopng>/tmp/screen.png" Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 1 decade ago, on February 11, 2009, at 14:02 | 1 comment

Gentoo update: Portage configuration confusion

During the first gentoo update session for this machine, I didn't get very far. I already mentioned the problem I had with e2fsprogs, but this was not the first or the last problem that I had. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 1 decade ago, on February 05, 2009, at 02:02 | Comments closed

Gentoo update: e2fsprogs blocks e2fsprogs

Yesterday evening, I dropped by at Wiebe's with my laptop to start updating our Gentoo systems together. I hadn't updated this machine since first installing it in spring last year, so I expected quite a few problems. The first blockage that we both had to solve was caused by e2fsprogs. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 1 decade ago, on January 28, 2009, at 23:01 | 5 comments