gentoo [slack]

Gentoo is a GNU/Linux distribution that is highly configurable. Detailed here are ebuilds for some software that I have written in the past.

System Maintenance

NFS Portage : If you've multiple computers running Gentoo lighten the load on the rsync servers by only syncing one and sharing portage.
NFS Layman : Using Gentoo overlays on a networked server that isn't running Gentoo.
Local Overlays : Setting up and maintaining your own local overlay.
Updating daily : simple step-by-step instructions to updating your Gentoo system.
Maintaining your world file : how to keep the record of packages that you have emergeed clean.
X keymapping : occasionally the keymapping for my keyboard goes awry, this shows how to make sure its correct.

Over time I've collected various bits of hardware and have with varying degrees of success managed to get them working under Gentoo.

Aiptek USB Tablet : Configuring your kernel and Xorg to work with a tablet and pen.
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 : Simply the most comfortable and functional ergonomic keyboard I've used to date.
Legacy nVidia Drivers : I've an old nVidia graphics card and this details keeping it up-to-date.
Gentoo on Dell Lattitude X300 : I've been running Gentoo on this laptop for five or six years.
Gentoo on Playstation 3 : For a more integrated home media experience.
Keysonic 540BT mini wireless keyobard : Configuring a bluetooth keyboard.

I've written a few ebuilds for various packages over time, nothing fancy, but they're available below.

fugue : Haplotype reconstruction in individuals and families.
merlin : Powerful parametric and non-parametric linkage analysis software (includes pedstats).
plink : Powerful statistical analysis of whole genome association screens (GWAS).
qtdt : Quantiative trait association and linkage tests in nuclear families.
snphap : Haplotype reconstruction via EM-algorithm.
unphased : Haplotype reconstruction, association and linkage testing in populations and families.

Alternatively you can install the genetics set which includes all of the above and a definition of the genetics set for simple emerging.

A bundle of all of these builds is available sci-biology/genetics. Save and extract this to your local overlay (e.g. /usr/local/porage/).

Encoding video for the N95 : How to encode videos for the Nokia N95.
Mpd / Icecast : How to setup your own local (or wider) mp3 radio stream using Mpd and Icecast.

Useful Gentoo resources.

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