[gentoo-user] Set a network quota per eth device?

Hello, I own a server in a datacenter which has a limit on the traffic per month. If I transfer more data then what has been defined in my contract, I have to pay about 1 EUR per Gbyte. Is there any kind of program or script in Gentoo Linux which detects if for example the server transfers m

[gentoo-user] domainname = (none) ?

Hello, I installed Gentoo Linux 2006.1 by a network installation from the minimal ISO CD. But my problem is that I don't find out how I could set a domainname for my machine? The hostname is set at: /etc/conf.d/hostname acmp5 conf.d # cat hostname # /etc/conf.d/hostname # Set to the h

[gentoo-user] What to use for a Intel Xeon processor (IA64 or AMD64) ?

Hello, I'm a little confused. I just bought a Intel Xeon 64 Bits processors and now I'm confused what to install? Should I install the Gentoo IA64 or AMD64 version? I know that Intel Xeon processors have EM64T support, which means normally full compatibility to AMD64? Does somebody knows

[gentoo-user] Gentoo native 64 Bits installation with a Intel Xeon Dual Core?

Hello, I would like to know if its possible to install a Gentoo Linux in a 64 Bits native mode with a Intel Xeon Dual Core processor? In my case it would be a Intel Xeon 3060 2.40 GHz, 4 MB Cache, Dual-Core, 1066 FSB. Should I take the AMD64 ISO image for this? Best regards, saf --

[gentoo-user] Good arguments to use Gentoo Linux?

Hello, I would like to convince my boss and my collegues to use Gentoo GNU/Linux at the company office for the desktop system (and maybe one day also for servers). Currently everybody uses its own Linux/Unix system, but soon we could be forced to uses for everybody only one system. I must pr

[gentoo-user] How can I emerge a program with debugging options?

Hello, I would like to emerge a program with debugging options CFLAGS="-g" and without strip at the end of the build. I know that I could do this: $ export CFLAGS="-g"; emerge mypackage But then it strip at the end the binary file (/usr/bin/strip) and I loss my debugging symbols in the bi

[gentoo-user] Which Laptop is recommended for Gentoo GNU/Linux?

Hello, first thanks all for your great support on Gentoo Linux. I'm interessted to buy a laptop on which I would like to install Gentoo GNU/Linux by using 100% all hardware functions of the laptop for which I have bought. Does somebody know a model of a laptop on which all works fine with

Re: [gentoo-user] Important security update for GnuPG!

On Thursday 04 January 2007 18:01, Thomas Rösner wrote: > Nelson wrote: > >> This is strange, I just made a emerge sync and then a emerge > >> --update world. > >> I have still version 1.4.5. I use x86 (no ~x86). > >> [...] > >> Maybe have I to do an emerge -uD ? because I do only emerge --up