Comments on: HOWTO: Gentoo and the VLC GUI http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/ There should be one obvious way to do it. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:55:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Roman http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-121148 Roman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:56:13 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-121148 Beautiful, this helped! Beautiful, this helped!

]]> By: Matt http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-118602 Matt Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:39:25 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-118602 You should stop using smbmount (via mount -t smb). It's depreciated. Use cifs instead. You should stop using smbmount (via mount -t smb). It’s depreciated. Use cifs instead.

]]> By: John http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-16503 John Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:55:50 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-16503 Neo: Glad to help! Neo: Glad to help!

]]> By: Neo http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-16388 Neo Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:12:47 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-16388 Hay, thanks for all your tips... they were great and i got my VLC running at once by following above steps. A straight forward guide for any one wanting to try VLC. Thanks again... Hay, thanks for all your tips… they were great and i got my VLC running at once by following above steps.

A straight forward guide for any one wanting to try VLC.

Thanks again…

]]> By: John http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1453 John Mon, 08 May 2006 00:07:43 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1453 Thanks. I updated the post. :) Thanks. I updated the post. :)

]]> By: Jurij http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1451 Jurij Sun, 07 May 2006 08:35:07 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1451 in step 2 u edit wrong file the correct file is /etc/portage/packege.use more at man portage :) /etc/portage/ bashrc package.mask package.unmask package.keywords package.use mirrors categories as u can see there is no file named /etc/portage/packages.use U should correct steps 1 and 2 to use the correct file. I think thats the only thing why your guide doesnt work :) this worked for me: this is output from #cat /etc/portage/package.use media-video/vlc X a52 alsa dts dvd ffmpeg mp3 mpeg ncurses opengl sdl skins truetype wxwindows xv x11-libs/wxGTK unicode emerge wxGTK emerge vlc enjoy :) in step 2 u edit wrong file
the correct file is /etc/portage/packege.use
more at man portage :)
/etc/portage/
bashrc
package.mask
package.unmask
package.keywords
package.use
mirrors
categories

as u can see there is no file named /etc/portage/packages.use
U should correct steps 1 and 2 to use the correct file.
I think thats the only thing why your guide doesnt work :)
this worked for me:
this is output from
#cat /etc/portage/package.use

media-video/vlc X a52 alsa dts dvd ffmpeg mp3 mpeg ncurses opengl sdl skins truetype wxwindows xv
x11-libs/wxGTK unicode

emerge wxGTK
emerge vlc
enjoy :)

]]> By: Jurij http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1447 Jurij Sat, 06 May 2006 14:41:32 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1447 I think u should use this file /etc/portage/package.use, not /etc/portage/packages.use hope this helps ;) I think u should use this file
/etc/portage/package.use,
not /etc/portage/packages.use

hope this helps ;)

]]> By: mat http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1393 mat Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:22:09 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1393 Oh, smeggers, it still doesn't work - I've followed your guid to the Letter and it still comes up with "Remove Control interface initilised, 'h' for help" Oh, smeggers, it still doesn’t work - I’ve followed your guid to the Letter and it still comes up with “Remove Control interface initilised, ‘h’ for help”

]]> By: John http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1340 John Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:17:41 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1340 Mat: If you don't have a packages.use file in /etc/portage, just create one. I've edited the post above to make steps 2 and 3 a little more clear. Thanks for the feedback. Mat:

If you don’t have a packages.use file in /etc/portage, just create one. I’ve edited the post above to make steps 2 and 3 a little more clear.

Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: mat http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/05/gentoo-and-the-vlc-gui/#comment-1339 mat Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:04:41 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/?p=26#comment-1339 I have the same problem - no GUI for vlc :-( I don't quite understand steps 2 and 3 though. I mean, I can add USE flags to make.conf but I don't have a packages.use file I have the same problem - no GUI for vlc :-(
I don’t quite understand steps 2 and 3 though.
I mean, I can add USE flags to make.conf but I don’t have a packages.use file

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