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| 6 | <sections> |
6 | <sections> |
| 7 | <section> |
7 | <section> |
| 8 | <title>What are USE-flags?</title> |
8 | <title>What are USE-flags?</title> |
| 9 | <subsection> |
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| 20 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 21 | This is not only true for choosing what packages you want to install, but also |
21 | This is not only true for choosing what packages you want to install, but also |
| 22 | what features a certain package should support. If you don't need OpenGL, why |
22 | what features a certain package should support. If you don't need OpenGL, why |
| 23 | would you bother installing OpenGL and build OpenGL support in most of your |
23 | would you bother installing OpenGL and build OpenGL support in most of your |
| 24 | packages? If you don't want to use KDE, why would you bother compiling packages |
24 | packages? If you don't want to use KDE, why would you bother compiling packages |
| 25 | with KDE-support if those packages work flawless without? |
25 | with KDE-support if those packages work flawlessly without? |
| 26 | </p> |
26 | </p> |
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| 28 | <p> |
28 | <p> |
| 29 | To help users in deciding what to install/activate and what not, we wanted the |
29 | To help users in deciding what to install/activate and what not, we wanted the |
| 30 | user to specify his environment in an easy way. This forces the user into |
30 | user to specify his environment in an easy way. This forces the user into |
| 31 | deciding what he really wants and eases the process for Portage, our package |
31 | deciding what he really wants and eases the process for Portage, our package |
| 32 | managment system, to make usefull decisions. |
32 | managment system, to make useful decisions. |
| 33 | </p> |
33 | </p> |
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| 35 | </body> |
35 | </body> |
| 36 | </subsection> |
36 | </subsection> |
| 37 | <subsection> |
37 | <subsection> |
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