This Tip Show How-to Proceed Installing Gentoo Packages by emerge when you Get
an Error Message “The following USE changes are necessary to proceed“.
Solution: Set the USE Flags on the /etc/portage/package.use/use File
Example:
If the Output for
emerge equo
Contains:
The following USE changes are necessary to proceed:
#required by app-admin/equo-144, required by equo (argument)
=sys-apps/file-5.12-r1 python
#required by sys-apps/entropy-144, required by app-admin/equo-144,
#required by equo (argument)
>=dev-db/sqlite-3.7.15.2 soundex
Then You Proceed to:
- nano /etc/portage/package.use/use
- Inserting:
#required by app-admin/equo-144, required by equo (argument) =sys-apps/file-5.12-r1 python #required by sys-apps/entropy-144, required by app-admin/equo-144, required by equo (argument) >=dev-db/sqlite-3.7.15.2 soundex
- Ctrl+x to Save and Exit 🙂