Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread Meino . Cramer
the...@sys-concept.com [17-02-23 02:57]: > On 02/22/2017 03:12 PM, k...@aspodata.se wrote: > > Thelma: > >> I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). > >> Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] > > > > Why don't you extract the images with pdfimages from the pdf

[gentoo-user] Cleanify a Firefox Profile - how?

2017-02-22 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi, to install a profile I made and tested with my Firefox on another computer *) I want to "cleanify" that Profile to wipe all data left bu using this surfing. Is that possible? And if so -- how can I do this? Cheers Meino *) by tarring and unpacking it on the target computer at the righ

Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread thelma
On 02/22/2017 03:12 PM, k...@aspodata.se wrote: > Thelma: >> I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). >> Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] > > Why don't you extract the images with pdfimages from the pdf and > compress them with xv or convert (imagemagic) an

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 22 Feb 2017 21:07:59 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2017-02-22, Walter Dnes wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > > > >> I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a > >> 64-bit root (though in theory I think you could). What I

Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread karl
Thelma: > I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). > Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] Why don't you extract the images with pdfimages from the pdf and compress them with xv or convert (imagemagic) and maybe gimp can comress them also. Don't know how to get

[gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread thelma
I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). Trying to reduce the size of the file I use some on-line web-page and it did a good job. PFD file went from 23MB to 13MB looking at both files there is not difference in quality. I was trying to duplicate the result via linux co

[gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-02-22, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > >> I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a >> 64-bit root (though in theory I think you could). What I was >> questioning was the assertion that you must reboot into 32-

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Walter Dnes
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a > 64-bit root (though in theory I think you could). What I was > questioning was the assertion that you must reboot into 32-bit mode > instead of just chrooting into

[gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-02-21, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 03:50:41PM +, Grant Edwards wrote >> On 2017-02-21, Mick wrote: > >> > You'll need to run in 32bit mode when chrooting of course: >> >> Why? >> >> Is this some odd restriction in portage? >> >> All of the normal development tools