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Gentoo: setarch blocking util-linux upon emerge -uD world?

You might have noticed that setarch blocks util-linux on a recent “emerge -uD world” update.

[blocks B ] sys-apps/setarch (is blocking sys-apps/util-linux-2.13-r2)

!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!! at the same time on the same system.

util-linux-2.13 now includes setarch, so setarch is redundant and can be safely unmerged.

emerge -Cav setarch
emerge -uDav world

See this forum thread and this bug for more information.

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Preparing Gentoo Linux for a minimalist web server

This is a first stab at a guide to preparing a minimalist web server running on Gentoo Linux, ideal for a small VPS. Don’t follow these instructions unless you know what you’re doing, ’cause I’m not sure I do. :P (Apologies for the lack of updates; I’ve been busy playing with this Gentoo web server amongst other things.)

This is a draft. Comments, suggestions, corrections, improvements are very much welcome!

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