From 9e678f5d67b16fc947a663c3b3570dc52bc309ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: inference Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:57:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mask gentoo repository kernels and linux-firmware. --- portage/package.mask | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/portage/package.mask b/portage/package.mask index c8a09c4..6e57837 100644 --- a/portage/package.mask +++ b/portage/package.mask @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ # Copyright 2022-2023 Inference # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear -# 1.0.0.2 +# 2.0.0.3 -# Global. +# Global #*/*x11* #*/*xorg* ## sudo is a security risk due to overly complex configuration; doas is a superior alternative with @@ -21,3 +21,14 @@ www-client/chromium ## Firefox includes unnecessary features for a web browser, and its practices are questionable; ## LibreWolf is a minimal alternative which strips these features. www-client/firefox + +# Gentoo +## Gentoo kernels are often behind with updates for lengthy periods of time; this is unacceptable +## for high-security systems. +sys-kernel/*-kernel::gentoo +sys-kernel/*-kernel-bin::gentoo +sys-kernel/*-sources::gentoo +## Downloading entire linux-firmware package when only a small amount of firmware files are required +## is a waste of bandwidth; switched to in-house linux-firmware package which contains only required +## firmware files. +sys-kernel/linux-firmware::gentoo