Gentoo

Just a quick note to say we have released gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5 which includes linux 2.6.29.4. Give it a test, please, as we plan on asking for 2.6.29 stablizing real soon™ .

Just a quick note to say gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r1 was just put in the  portage tree. This release includes the 2.6.29.1 patch which has a fix for forcedeth issues.  Also included are the ext4 filesystem patches.  This is definitely a must upgrade…
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I just released gentoo-sources-2.6.28-r4. Amoung other patches, it includes four patches that help prevent data loss on ext4 filesystems during a crash. So, if you use ext4 and gentoo-sources, you might want to upgrade to r4 when it hits the…
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I just released a new gentoo-sources 2.6.27 which includes linux patches 2.6.27.1, 2.6.27.2 and 2.6.27.3. So…. Sync, emerge, make, install, reboot, wash, rinse, repeat. As always, file bugs to http://bugs.gentoo.org

Just a quick note that I just committed gentoo-sources-2.6.27 with ~x86.  Other archs, please test and keyword at your convenience. Thanks.

A new version of portpeek can be found here (version 1.6.1) or emerged through portage. Changes: This version is for users of portage >= 2.2 as it removes the use of deprecated modules. Recommendations for additional features are gladly welcomed.

Trying to keep ahead of the zero-day vanilla bump requests has proven to be challenging. To aid in that, I’ve written a small bash script that will go out and determine if a new kernel version has been released. If…
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“Failing that, the latest news item on the Gentoo Linux home page — announcing the October 15 weekly newsletter — could be the project’s very last news release.” – DistroWatch Come again? Yes, Gentoo has some issues concerning the Gentoo…
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