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| 9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>1.26</version> |
11 | <version>1.26</version> |
| 12 | <date>October 9, 2004</date> |
12 | <date>October 9, 2004</date> |
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| 35 | system logger. Others might be available through Portage as well - our number of |
35 | system logger. Others might be available through Portage as well - our number of |
| 36 | available packages increases on a daily basis. |
36 | available packages increases on a daily basis. |
| 37 | </p> |
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| 39 | <p> |
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40 | If you plan on using <c>sysklogd</c> or <c>syslog-ng</c> you might want to |
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41 | install <c>logrotate</c> afterwards as those system loggers don't provide any |
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42 | rotation mechanism for the log files. |
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43 | </p> |
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| 40 | If you can't choose one, use <c>metalog</c> as it is very powerful yet comes |
46 | If you can't choose one, use <c>metalog</c> as it is very powerful yet comes |
| 41 | with a great default configuration. |
47 | with a great default configuration. |
| 42 | </p> |
48 | </p> |
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| 44 | <p> |
50 | <p> |
| 45 | To install the system logger of your choice, <c>emerge</c> it and have it added |
51 | To install the system logger of your choice, <c>emerge</c> it and have it added |
| 46 | to the default runlevel using <c>rc-update</c>. The following example installs |
52 | to the default runlevel using <c>rc-update</c>. The following example installs |
| 47 | <c>metalog</c>. Of course substitute with your system logger: |
53 | <c>metalog</c>. Of course substitute with your system logger: |
| 48 | </p> |
54 | </p> |
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| 51 | The stage3 tarballs of the 2004.2 release erroneously contain the sysklogd |
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| 52 | logger. You will need to unmerge this logger before emerging a new one. |
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| 53 | </warn> |
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| 55 | <pre caption="Installing a system logger"> |
56 | <pre caption="Installing a system logger"> |
| 56 | <comment>(First unmerge the sysklogd logger if you use a stage3 tarball)</comment> |
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| 57 | # <i>emerge unmerge sysklogd</i> |
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| 58 | <comment>(You will also need to remove the sysklogd init script)</comment> |
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| 59 | # <i>rm /etc/init.d/sysklogd</i> |
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| 61 | <comment>(Now install the system logger of your choice)</comment> |
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| 62 | # <i>emerge metalog</i> |
57 | # <i>emerge metalog</i> |
| 63 | # <i>rc-update add metalog default</i> |
58 | # <i>rc-update add metalog default</i> |
| 64 | </pre> |
59 | </pre> |
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| 66 | </body> |
61 | </body> |
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| 105 | If you want to index your system's files so you are able to quickly |
100 | If you want to index your system's files so you are able to quickly |
| 106 | locate them using the <c>locate</c> tool, you need to install |
101 | locate them using the <c>locate</c> tool, you need to install |
| 107 | <c>sys-apps/slocate</c>. |
102 | <c>sys-apps/slocate</c>. |
| 108 | </p> |
103 | </p> |
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| 110 | <note> |
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| 111 | If you are not installing Gentoo using cascading profiles slocate will |
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| 112 | already be part of your system. Cascading profiles are not used by default yet |
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| 113 | so if you don't understand it you can assume that you're not using cascading |
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| 114 | profiles. |
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| 115 | </note> |
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| 117 | <pre caption="Installing slocate"> |
105 | <pre caption="Installing slocate"> |
| 118 | # <i>emerge slocate</i> |
106 | # <i>emerge slocate</i> |
| 119 | </pre> |
107 | </pre> |
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| 121 | </body> |
109 | </body> |
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| 187 | interface(s), you need to install <c>dhcpcd</c> (or any other DHCP Client) |
175 | interface(s), you need to install <c>dhcpcd</c> (or any other DHCP Client) |
| 188 | on your system. If you don't do this now, you might not be able to connect |
176 | on your system. If you don't do this now, you might not be able to connect |
| 189 | to the internet after the installation! |
177 | to the internet after the installation! |
| 190 | </p> |
178 | </p> |
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| 192 | <note> |
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| 193 | If you are not installing Gentoo using cascading profiles dhcpcd will |
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| 194 | already be part of your system. Cascading profiles are not used by default yet |
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| 195 | so if you don't understand it you can assume that you're not using cascading |
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| 196 | profiles. |
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| 197 | </note> |
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| 199 | <pre caption="Installing dhcpcd"> |
180 | <pre caption="Installing dhcpcd"> |
| 200 | # <i>emerge dhcpcd</i> |
181 | # <i>emerge dhcpcd</i> |
| 201 | </pre> |
182 | </pre> |
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| 203 | </body> |
184 | </body> |
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