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-====== Gentoo ======
-===== Essential packages =====
-These are packages I want to install on pretty most Gentoo boxes:
-==== Fonts ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/corefonts}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/cronyx-fonts}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/dejavu}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/freefonts}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/intlfonts}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/terminus-font}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera}}
-==== Hardware monitoring ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-admin/hddtemp}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-apps/hdparm}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-apps/lm_sensors}}
-(There's no need to install these packages on virtual machines)
-==== Networking ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-analyzer/net-snmp}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-firewall/iptables}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-misc/openssh}}
-==== System ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-portage/layman}} {{USEFlag|{{EnableFlag|git}} {{EnableFlag|subversion}}}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|mail-mta/postfix}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-misc/ntp}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-nds/openldap}} {{USEFlag|{{EnableFlag|minimal}}}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-auth/nss_ldap}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-auth/pam_ldap}}
-==== System administration ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-admin/logrotate}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-kernel/module-rebuild}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-portage/gentoolkit}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp}}
-==== Utilities ====
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-admin/sudo}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-crypt/aespipe}} (Used by backup scripts)
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-misc/screen}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|dev-util/subversion}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|mail-client/mailx}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-analyzer/tcpdump}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-dns/bind-tools}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-fs/nfs-utils}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|net-misc/netkit-telnetd}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-apps/pciutils}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-process/htop}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-process/lsof}}
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|www-client/elinks}}
-===== Tips and Tricks =====
-==== Enabling bash completion for portage ====
-http://howflow.com/tricks/gentoo_enable_bash_tab_completion_for_portage_tools
-==== Single user mode with genkernel ====
-To get into single user mode using a genkernel/initramfs, you must append ''init_opts=1'' to the kernel boot line, rather than the usual ''1''.
-==== Limiting sensord's syslog logging ====
-In /etc/default/sensord, set the following:
- ALARM_INTERVAL=30h
- LOG_INTERVAL=30g
- SYSLOG_FACILITY=daemon
-==== Stopping snmpd logging all connections ====
-In /etc/default/snmpd, change the first part of the SNMPDOPTS line from:
- -Lsd
-to:
- -LS4d
-This will keep it logging important messages, but debugging & notice messages will be ignored.
-===== Useful scheduled tasks =====
-Also see [[Portage]] for more useful scheduled tasks.
-{{Note|Don't forget to mark these scripts as executable.}}
-==== GLSA Check ====
-Have your Gentoo box check if any installed packages are affected by known security problems using glsa-check. Add the following script to your weekly crontab directory:
-{{File|/etc/cron.weekly/01-glsa-check|<code bash>
-#!/bin/bash
-/usr/bin/glsa-check --nocolor --verbose --cve --list affected 2>/dev/null | mail -s 'GLSA check' security@sihnon.net
-</code>}}
-===== Maintenance =====
-==== Kernel Upgrades ====
-Get the new kernel sources:
-  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-kernel/gentoo-sources}}
-Migrate the kernel configuration:
-{{Root|<code bash>
-eselect kernel list
-eselect kernel set <num>
-</code>}}
-Mount ''/boot'', and build/install the new kernel
-{{Root|<code bash>
-mount /boot
-genkernel --menuconfig all
-</code>}}
-If necessary, modify the Grub configuration, ''/boot/grub/grub.conf''.
-Rebuild any packages with kernel-specific drivers:
-{{Root|<code bash>
-module-rebuild rebuild
-</code>}}
-===== Problems =====
-The current Gentoo release (2008.0) shipped with a blocking problem in portage, involving {{Package|direct=yes|sys-fs/e2fsprogs}} and {{Package|direct=yes|sys-libs/ss}}/{{Package|direct=yes|sys-libs/com_err}}. This appears to be fixed in the latest release candidates of portage 2.2, but on older systems, the following might be needed:
-{{Root|<code>0@@</code>}}