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Q: My appointment is in an engineering department, but my work is in basic chemistry, am I eligible?
A: Yes. Fellowships are awarded for scholars whose research is in one of the eight SRF fields. If you're in an engineering department, but doing chemistry, you are eligible for a fellowship in chemistry. If you're in a business school, but doing economics, you are eligible for a fellowship in economics.
Q: I received my Ph.D. prior to September 1 eligibility cut-off date, but I stopped my tenure clock for a year to have a child. Can I apply for a fellowship?
A: Selection committees may make exceptions for candidates who received their Ph.D. prior to the September 1 cutoff date if the candidate's career was delayed due to:
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2. Change in field
3. Child-rearing responsibilities.
Selection committees may also make an exception for candidates currently serving in their first faculty position and that position began on or after September 1, 2016.
If any of the above apply in a particular candidate's case, the candidate's nominator should include in his or her nomination letter a paragraph explaining the candidate's circumstances.
There is also space on the online application form for the candidate to indicate that he or she is applying under an eligibility exception and to explain the particulars in his or her own words.
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Q: I'm tenured, but I meet all the other eligibility requirements. Am I eligible?
A: Yes. For eligibility purposes, we treat tenure as the last stop on the tenure track.
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Q: Today is the deadline and one of my letter-writers just told me he cannot upload his letter today. What do I do?
A: Submit your application without the letter. So long as you attached all the other required documents (CV, research statement, etc.) and so long as you have "requested" the letter through the Interfolio system, your application will be accepted. Once your letter-writer submits his or her letter of support through Interfolio, it will automatically be added to your application.
Questions About Nomination Materials
Q: Do the "representative articles" I submit have to be published?
A: No, but it is rare for successful candidates to submit papers that have not at least been accepted for publication.
Q: If I applied for a Sloan Research Fellowship last year and am re-applying this year, can I re-use my nomination letter and letters of support from last year?
A. No. Though the same persons may nominate you or write letters of support on your behalf, they must submit new letters. This ensures that your nominator and letter-writers continue to support your candidacy for a Sloan Research Fellowship.
Q: Can I see an example of a research statement submitted by a successful candidate?
A: Unfortunately, no. Research statements submitted by nominees are confidential.
Q: Are there any font-size, margin-size, or other formatting restrictions on the one-page research statement?
A: No, but selection committees do not tend to look kindly on applications that try to skirt the one-page length limit through creative font and margin sizing.
Q: Can the one-page research statement be over a page?
A: We will not disqualify a nominee because the research statement exceeds one page. Selection committees are reasonable. The committees ask for a one-page summary, however. Give them a one-page summary.
Q: Does the one-page limit on research statements include a list of references or can references be put on a second page?
A: Try to fit them in the footnotes of page 1, but if you can't do it, putting references on a second page is acceptable.
Q: Are there any specific content requirements for the one-page research statement?
A: No. The point of the research statement is to permit candidates to briefly describe their current and future research, since publications lags can sometimes make a CV a less than perfect guide to a candidate's work. There are no specific content requirements.
Questions About Interfolio.com
Q: I submitted my materials through Interfolio, but have not received a confirmation email from Sloan.
A: Once you submit your materials, you should receive an email from Interfolio confirming that your materials have been successfully submitted. (Make sure to check your spam or junkmail folder if you don't get a confirmation. Please be sure to add the email address firstname.lastname@example.com to your allowed senders list in your email server.) You will not receive a separate email confirmation from Sloan. Don't worry. If Interfolio confirms your nomination was submitted, it was submitted. We have it.
Q: Can more than one email address be associated with an Interfolio.com account?
A: No.
Q: I requested a letter of support through Interfolio, but the letter writer never received the request email. What do I do?
A: Tell the letter writer to check his or her junk mail folder. Aggressive junk mail filters occasionally flag emails from Interfolio.com as spam. Also, the letter writer can access the request without receiving the notification email from interfolio (which is sent mainly as a reminder and convenience). If your letter writer logs into his or her Interfolio account using the email address to which the letter request was sent, the letter request will be waiting there.
Questions From/About Nominators and Letter Writers
Q: I nominated someone last year who did not receive an award. Can I re-nominate that same person this year?
A: Yes, so long as they continue to meet all eligibility requirements.
Q: Does my nominator have to be my department chair?
A: No. Any senior researcher who can speak to the quality of your work may nominate you.
Q: Does my nominator have to be someone from my department?
A: No, any senior researcher who can speak to the quality of your work may nominate you.
Q: Can my former advisor write a letter in support for my nomination?
A: Yes.
Q: What are the Selection Committees looking for in a support-letter writer?
A: Unfortunately, the Foundation does not advise on whom a nominee should or should not select as a letter writer.
Q: Is there a limit to the number of nominations per department?
A: Yes. No more than three candidates may be nominated from any one department.
Q: Is there a limit to the number of people I may nominate?
A: No, though no more than three individuals may be nominated from any one department. NOTE: Anyone nominating more than one candidate may be asked to rank these candidates at a later stage in the selection process.
Q: Whom should I select as a nominator or letter writer?
A: Selection Committees recommend that letters of support be submitted by someone who can speak objectively and knowledgeably about the quality and significance of a nominee's work. Letters submitted by co-authors, personal associates, or professional mentors are, in this sense, less useful to Selection Committees than letters submitted by those with more professional distance from a nominee's work.
Questions from Department Administrators
Q: I am an administrator who is processing a nomination on behalf of one of the faculty in my department. Should the Interfolio account created be in my name or in the name of the nominee?
A: The account should be in the nominee's name.
General Questions
Q: When are the winners announced?
A: Mid-February
Q: Does the Foundation provide feedback to nominees not selected for fellowships?
A: No. Selection committee deliberations are confidential.


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[[Entropy]] is the binary package manager of Sabayon Linux. To install binary packages you use either the command line client [[Equo]] or the newest Graphical GUI [[Rigo]].
[[Entropy]] is the binary package manager of Sabayon Linux. To install binary packages you use either the command line client [[Equo]] or the newest Graphical GUI [[Rigo]].
A binary package is a file package containing the already-compiled files to install instead of having to compile the source code. Equo,
A binary package is a file package containing the already-compiled files to install instead of having to compile the source code. Equo, and handle these files.
===How do I check for security updates ?===
===How do I check for security updates ?===
Revision as of 22:45, 18 November 2012
- 1 FAQs
- 1.1 General Questions regarding Sabayon Linux
- 1.1.1 Why choose Sabayon Linux ?
- 1.1.2 What is Sabayon Linux based on?
- 1.1.3 What is difference between source-based and binary based distribution?
- 1.1.4 Should I use Sabayon as a source-based or binary based distribution?
- 1.1.5 What Editions are available in Sabayon Linux ?
- 1.1.6 How do I get the Desktop Cube thing working?
- 1.1.7 Password access in the LiveCD/DVD?
- 1.2 Booting LiveCD/DVD
- 1.3 Installation
- 1.4 Multimedia
- 1.5 Games
- 1.1 General Questions regarding Sabayon Linux
- 2 Wolfden's Most Seen Asked Questions
- 2.1 What is Sabayon Linux
- 2.2 Differences with Gentoo?
- 2.3 Minimum requirements for Sabayon Linux?
- 2.4 About Package Manager
- 2.4.1 I just installed it, what do I do first?
- 2.4.2 How do I update/install packages?
- 2.4.3 How do I install several packages?
- 2.4.4 How do I search for a package?
- 2.4.5 Can I emerge 2 packages at same time in Portage?
- 2.4.6 How do I update everything at once?
- 2.4.7 How do I uninstall a package?
- 2.4.8 How do I find out which packages depend on a certain package?
- 2.4.9 I keep getting !!! ARCH is not set... Are you missing the 'etc/make.profile' symlink?
- 2.4.10 Do I have to download the LiveCD/DVD every time to upgrade?
- 2.4.11 What is Entropy or Equo?
- 2.4.12 How do I check for security updates ?
- 2.4.13 How do I handle blocked packages?
- 2.4.14 How to handle masked packages?
- 2.4.15 How do I update the config files?
- 2.4.16 Where do I start to configure my system?
- 2.4.17 Where does Portage download the packages to?
- 2.4.18 Where does Entropy download the packages to?
- 2.4.19 How do I clean out Entropy downloaded packages?
- 2.5 3D Desktop/Compiz Questions
- 2.5.1 The cube was working on LiveCD/DVD but doesn't on install, now what?
- 2.5.2 How do I update Compiz-Fusion to latest Dev. Version?
- 2.5.3 How do I know if my card will work with Compiz-Fusion?
- 2.5.4 Where can I get more help on Compiz-Fusion?
- 2.5.5 How do I install KDE 4.x.x with Equo?
- 2.5.6 How Do I enable Autologin?
- 2.5.7 How Do I change the positioning of notifications?
- 2.6 Networking Questions
- 2.7 Sound Questions
- 2.8 Video Questions
- 2.8.1 My NVIDIA card is a legacy card, what driver do I need?
- 2.8.2 I need help with my AMD/ATI card!
- 2.8.3 How do I setup AIGLX with my ATI?
- 2.8.4 How do I setup Dual Monitors?
- 2.8.5 Video Worked on LiveCD/DVD, but not once install. Options?
- 2.8.6 How do I know what Version of Sabayon I installed?
- 2.8.7 I can't get the LiveCD/DVD to boot. Help!
- 2.8.8 Should I get the 32-bit or the 64-bit edition?
- 2.8.9 Can I install without having to burn the ISO to CD or DVD?
- 2.9 Help and Support Questions
General Questions regarding Sabayon Linux
Why choose Sabayon Linux ?
1. Variety
Sabayon has multiple editions to choose from. From a variety of desktops to a variety of packages and installations that can enjoyable to new linux users to the power users that prefer a high level of customization.
2. Sabayon is a rolling release.
Once installed you should not need to reinstall updated versions as you can use the updates tools on your desktop. This also allows you to have the latest and greatest packages available to you at all times.
3. The Anaconda installer.
The Anaconda installer in Sabayon greatly simplifies installation including disk partition setup and disk encryption if you desire.
4. Choice of package managers and repo's.
Sabayon's package manager Entropy is binary and currently contains about 10,000 packages. Gentoo's package manager Portage is source based and quite huge.
5. Support
Sabayon is highly maintained. You can find help through our forums, live help, and ever growing wiki.
6. Look and feel.
Sabayon is generally considered 1 of the more attractive Linux distro's to the eye. From the installer, to the desktops, and down to even the terminal which has a color scheme applied to make any work on the command line pleasing to the eye and easy to understand.
7. Using Sabayon helps to save the world
Test results have shown using Sabayon Linux improves the economy; helps reduce global warming; is generally good for the environment; promotes world peace; and helps to fight off alien invasive species from other galaxies. It is also shown to be helpful in improving the health of you sense of humor, which is important to keep from bashing your head on the key board during difficult moments. (Test results may vary as number 7 is considered an attempt at humor)
What is Sabayon Linux based on?
Sabayon Linux is based on, and emanates substantially from, Gentoo GNU/Linux(Gentoo testing). Gentoo Linux is one of the most popular source-based Linux distributions. As Ubuntu uses some of the packages from Debian, so Sabayon recieves its packages from Gentoo. In particular, Sabayon is based on Gentoo's testing branch. Gentoo's testing branch is about on par with Debian's Sid (unstable branch) releases. Though based on the bleeding edge, you will find Sabayon is quite stable and perhaps more cutting edge. Both Sabayon and Gentoo are on rolling release cycle, but Sabayon will have release snapshots.
Sabayon when using the package manager Entropy is binary based. (currently Sabayon has about 10,000 packages in Entropy)
Sabayon when using the package manager Portage is source based. (the Gentoo repo is quite huge)
What is difference between source-based and binary based distribution?
Most distros, such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Fedora and SUSE, install binary packages. Simply put, a binary package is the pre-compiled program, compiled on another computer and made available for download and installation on other computers.
A source-based distro is a distro that compiles its programs from source code on the target computer at the time of installation, rather than relying on others to compile and package them. Source-based distros generally also have in their repositories some binary (pre-compiled) packages; these will be the large programs such as OpenOffice, the reason being that the compilation of these can take several hours.
Should I use Sabayon as a source-based or binary based distribution?
Sabayon Linux has two package managers: Entropy (binary packages) and Portage (source packages). As you can install binary packages instead of source code-based packages, Sabayon Linux offers users a choice and the best of both worlds. The binary packages in the Entropy repository have been built by using the Portage package manager and then packaged using Entropy packaging tools on that computer. The binary packages are stored in the Entropy repository and you install them on your computer by using either the Equo command line client or the Sulfur GUI client. As the release time and date of packages are a little different between the 2 package managers it is recommended to use one package manager consistantly to avoid conflicts.
Generally, using Entropy with binary packages is recommended to new users and those who just want everything to work easily.
Portage(source based) is recommended for more advanced users who wish to customize thier installation to a higher degree.
There are two main advantages to source-based distributions. Firstly, source-based distros often have the newest software before binary distros do. This is due mostly to the fact that, rather than having to compile a package and then test it on different machines, all that is required in something like Sabayon Linux is a file telling it where to find the source code and how to compile it. Secondly, undoubtedly a program will eventually have a feature you don't need, and will just take up space or slow down the program. In a binary distro, you're stuck with this feature. In a source-based distro you have the option of removing unwanted features at the time of compilation (assuming you are using Portage rather than Entropy).
What Editions are available in Sabayon Linux ?
Sabayon is all about choice. You have many flavors to choose from.
The following choices are the main releases available in 32bit(x86) or 64bit(amd64):
KDE is a full feature release.
2. Gnome
Gnome is a full feature release
As of January 2011 these are still somewhat experimental (use with care):
3. LXDE 4. XFCE 5. Enlightment 6. ServerBase 7. SpinBase
CoreCDX is a minimal install for those wishing to configure the system more to their liking (for more advanced users) in 32bit or 64bit:
8. CoreCDX
We also have a current Gaming Edition but this available in only 32bit(x86)
9. Gaming
How do I get the Desktop Cube thing working?
The desktop cube and 3D graphics do not work after I installed Sabayon Linux to the hard disk, but do work when I'm using the LiveCD/DVD.
Well, in theory what you see when you run the LiveCD/DVD is what you get when you install Sabayon Linux. So if the 3D desktop was working with the LiveCD/DVD then it should work when you boot your new installation. Well, we know all about theories; it doesn't work for everyone. You can either search in the Sabayon Linux Forums and the Sabayon Wiki for help on how to get the 3D desktop working with your particular model of graphics card, or you can ask in IRC #sabayon.
First thing you need to do: make sure the md5sum is good after you downloaded the .iso file, I can't stress that enough. Make sure you have burnt the CD/DVD as slowly as possible, and enable Burn Verify in your burning application.
You will be asked those two questions every time, so please do this so we don't have to waste bandwidth re-asking. It may seem petty to you to check the md5sum but, without knowing you're starting out with a good ISO file, it's pointless to continue. We can spend weeks troubleshooting and if your md5sum was bad, we just waste a lot of time and it causes a lot of frustration. With a bad md5sum you can still get a bootable working desktop, but may have issues elsewhere. So keep in mind, just because it boots, doesn't mean the ISO file is good. How do I check the md5sum and disk you ask? Well, luckily for you: HOWTO: Checking the integrity of a LiveCD or LiveDVD.
OK, so you made sure the md5sum was good and you burnt the disk at a nice slow speed with Burn Verify enabled. Now we can start looking at other things. Do you have the correct video driver and the latest version of it? That will be the first thing to know.
NVIDIA card owners, the following link will save you hours of frustration. Yes, certain cards require certain drivers: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Nvidia. If you do not know or understand what is 'masking' then please read more (Portage users, see http://dev.gentoo.org/~dang/masked.txt. Entropy users, see Entropy#Masking_and_Unmasking_Packages_in_Entropy.
Our Wiki also has a HowTo get NVIDIA and ATI cards working too, so use the relevant information: HOWTO: Get Ati or Nvidia Video Cards working in Sabayon. Also search the Sabayon Linux Forums for posts mentioning your card manufacturer and model.
The above method will work for most people, but you will find that maybe it didn't work for you. Why? I don't know. A little bit of research into /etc/X11/xorg.conf can usually resolve the remaining few that have problems. The following link is full of information for AIGLX: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/AIGLX/Troubleshooting. Again, only use the information that is relevant. You will want to pay attention to the xorg.conf settings shown on that page and compare it to your xorg.conf so it matches.
Still having problems? Buy a new video card!
If you want to post your special way of how you got it working - please do. Mine just works all the time so I don't have such problems.
Password access in the LiveCD/DVD?
In earlier versions:
root account = root
sabayonuser account = sabayonuser
In later versions:
root account: None, just press the Enter key.
sabayonuser account: None, just press the Enter key.
Booting LiveCD/DVD
Q: When installing Sabayon Linux, the process stops after the message "preparing the live CD environment". What can I do?
A: Press Alt-F1 during boot, which will switch to Verbose Mode and will help you find better information on where exactly it's sticking.
Please See the Cheat Codes for list of options you can try
Q: What are the minimum system requirements (CPU, memory, hard disk space, graphic card) for installing and running Sabayon Linux on my desktop or laptop PC?
A: All system requirements, for both accelerated or not accelerated video are listed here. A package selection tool is also available.
Q: When X starts I don't see anything, it seems like the resolution is too high.
A: Press the "Ctrl Alt +" or "Ctrl Alt -" key combinations to cycle through the different resolutions until you can see the screen. Afterwards you can set your resolution in KDE via System Settings > Display and Monitor, or you can directly modify your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, or you can also use "Ctrl-Alt-F1" to get to the console.
Q: Is there an updated repository of binary packages I can use rather than compiling everything from source for updates?
A: Yes. Use the Entropy package manager instead of the Portage package manager.
Does this include support for some privately-owned platforms? Yes, Sabayon Linux supports DVDs, MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX. Moreover, it supports a lot of open platforms, such as Ogg Vorbis, Matroska, Ogg Theora, FLAC, and coder-decoder Xvid.
Q: Is AIGLX available?
A: If your graphics card is capable, then this should work out-of-the-box. If you are having trouble, start with the Gentoo Wiki article http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/AIGLX/Troubleshooting.
Q: In HOWTO: Get Ati or Nvidia Video Cards working in Sabayon it states that ATI GPUs can use AIGLX with the closed-source driver FGLRX. Is it feasible? Previously this worked only with XGL and open source DRI (direct giving infrastructure) Radeon driver.
A: AIGLX is supported by both the open-source Radeon driver and the closed-source FGLRX driver. N.B. Not all ATI cards are supported by the closed-source FGLRX driver and must use the Radeon driver. To find out if the closed-source driver supports your ATI card, see the release notes for the relevant version of the FGLRX driver (a.k.a. AMD Catalyst driver for Linux).
Wolfden's Most Seen Asked Questions
What is Sabayon Linux
Sabayon Linux is based on the source-based distribution named Gentoo Linux http://gentoo.org. Gentoo is a particularly customizable distribution that we have used as our base to create a pre-configured distribution. If you have other questions on Gentoo and its philosophy, I request you visit their website. In particular, Sabayon is based on Gentoo's testing branch. Gentoo's testing branch is about on par with Debian's Sid (unstable branch) releases. Though based on the bleeding edge, you will find Sabayon is quite stable and perhaps more cutting edge. Both Sabayon and Gentoo are on rolling release cycle, but Sabayon will have release snapshots.
Differences with Gentoo?
- Overlay: We have our own Portage overlay for ebuilds. Ebuilds are script files that contain instructions for the Portage package manager on how to install the package from its source code.
- Performance: We have modified the Portage make.conf file in order to ensure that our distribution will run at higher speed on newer computers and as fast as possible on older computers.
- Variability: Again, we have modified make.conf in order to cater for a wide spectrum of hardware using the x86 and amd64 (x86_64) processor architectures.
- Entropy: We have a binary manager that can be used as the one and unique package manager. It functions also with Portage so that you can use them both if you are an experienced user. The Entropy binary packages are ready-built and can be installed immediately without the need to compile anything from the source code.
- The main branch of Gentoo is considered Gentoo stable. Sabayon is based on Gentoo's testing branch.
- Sabayon has different versions ready for quick and pain free installation. The Gentoo installation is done from the ground up, relying on you to make all the configuration choices.
- Gentoo has use flags. Sabayon will ignore use flags when using Entropy, but will apply the use flags when using portage.
Minimum requirements for Sabayon Linux?
- i686 Processor (starting from AMD K6 and Intel Pentium II)
- 512 MB of RAM (1 GB suggested)
- an OpenGL-capable 3D graphics card (mostly NVIDIA, ATI, Intel, VIA)
- a DDC-capable Monitor
- mouse and keyboard
- Internet to the Internet (not obligatorily, but recommended)
- Minimum of 12 GB of free hard disk space for KDE and GNOME. Minimum of 5 GB for the others, but note that this will not let you do much. I recommend at least 40 GB for KDE or GNOME installations, and 15 GB for the others.
About Package Manager
I just installed it, what do I do first?
This question has always amazed me. Who says there is anything to do? How about just using the operating system and getting familiar with it? Take some time and read the documentation. If you insist on having to do something then emerge --sync && layman -S to update your Portage package list, or, if using Entropy, see Fresh Install
How do I update/install packages?
There are 2 package managers, Entropy and Portage. It is highly recommended that you choose and only use 1 package manager. Conflicts can arise from mixing both package managers. Please read the Entropy page. Entropy is the package manager specially developed for Sabayon Linux. It has a command line interface (Equo) and a GUI interface (Sulfur). Equo commands and Sulfur GUI are Entropy and recommended for newer users of Sabayon Linux. Advanced users of Sabayon Linux may wish to use Portage, the package manager developed for Gentoo Linux, on which Sabayon Linux is based. For information on Portage, please read HOWTO: The Complete Portage Guide.
What about a GUI for managing packages?
rigo is the GUI for the Entropy package manager.
There are GUIs for the Portage package manager, but they are no substitute for using emerge on the command line.
Personally if you have to rely on a GUI, then try to just use it as a browser of Portage, but still use the command line to install your packages. You will save yourself a lot of headaches. Search and gather your information needed with the GUI then open up Konsole or Terminal and install using the emerge command.
How do I install several packages?
For Entropy:
# equo install foo foo foo foo foo
For Portage:
# emerge foo foo foo foo foo
The package manager will install each package one after another. Replace foo with actual package name.
How do I search for a package?
- For Entropy:
# equo search foo
or use the rigo GUI, or use the Sabayon Linux Web site's Entropy package search page.
- For Portage:
# emerge -s foo
or use a GUI such as Portato.
- Via Gentoo-Portage or via Packages-Gentoo.
Using EIX
- For Portage:
I highly recommend using eix. It's the best tool you can have at your hands for searching. It is a command line tool, but it is very powerful and will tell you lots of information.
# emerge eix && eix-update # eix foo
You can use eix in Entropy too:
# equo install eix && eix-update # eix foo
Example output of eix gedit:
[I] app-editors/gedit Available versions: 2.18.2-r1 2.20.3 (~)2.20.4 {acl debug doc python spell xattr} Installed versions: 2.20.4(07:05:31 AM 12/29/2007)(python -debug -doc -spell -xattr) Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: A text editor for the GNOME desktop
Eix has the ability to search Portage and all overlays. Simply edit the /etc/eix-sync.conf file and just add * to it
# echo '*' >> /etc/eix-sync.conf
Then do:
# eix-remote update
Now when you search, it will tell where and what overlay a package is in if it is not in the Portage main tree. This will widen your abilities to find packages, as overlays contain a lot of ebuilds too.
Can I emerge 2 packages at same time in Portage?
Yes you can, but it can and will bog your system down. It's not really recommended.
How do I update everything at once?
For Entropy:
# equo update # equo upgrade # equo conf update
See the Sabayon Wiki article Entropy for details.
If you are new to this distro and have no understanding of Portage, we do not recommend this until you get to know how this distro works. This is one of the fastest ways to destroy your system. This distro is not like the other distros that have the big easy button update. For your information though, 'world update' is what Gentoo calls updating your entire system. It looks at your 'world file' and compares it to Portage and then proceeds to update all packages. Following is how:
# emerge -- sync && layman -S # emerge -ua world
You've been warned. When you come yelling because your system won't boot, don't expect sympathy.
N.B. The term 'world' is no longer used in Entropy.
How do I uninstall a package?
- For Entropy:
# equo remove foo
Note - this can remove dependencies.
- For Portage:
# emerge -C foo
Note - this will not remove the dependencies. You will need to run depclean for that. I stress great caution with depclean, as it means what it says.
How do I find out which packages depend on a certain package?
# equery depends foo
It will tell you all files depending on that package. See using gentoolkit for more information and commands.
I keep getting !!! ARCH is not set... Are you missing the 'etc/make.profile' symlink?
In Konsole/Terminal use the su command to become the root user and then:
- Run the following command: eselect profile list
- Look for something like: default-linux/x86/2007.0/desktop and note the number in front of it.
- Then do: eselect profile set # <--replace the # with the number. In my case it would be eselect profile set 6
Now you should be good to go again.
Do I have to download the LiveCD/DVD every time to upgrade?
No, Sabayon is a rolling release. However in some cases upgrading via live DVD may prove more time efficent.
Entropy: The equo command makes upgrading easy - see Entropy.
Portage: Portage is recommended for advanced users that prefer a higher degree of customization. That being said, Gentoo documentation is quite extensive and helpful for those wanting to dive into it.
Always backup your files before doing anything. My personal opinion: backup, fresh install, restore backup.
What is Entropy or Equo?
Entropy is the binary package manager of Sabayon Linux. To install binary packages you use either the command line client Equo or the newest Graphical GUI Rigo.
A binary package is a file package containing the already-compiled files to install instead of having to compile the source code. Equo, and rigo handle these files.
How do I check for security updates ?
It's pretty easy to keep your system secure. Entropy does this for you automatically.
For Portage:
- Open up konsole or terminal and enter the command su to become the root user.
- Run the command glsa-check -t all to check your system.
- Then to fix, run glsa-check -f $(glsa-check -t all)
You can also visit our security wiki for more helpful tips:
How do I handle blocked packages?
This is an issue in Portage. You are going to run into packages blocking other packages. This can happen for several reasons, e.g. a package has been dropped from Portage as it no longer exists or is no longer supported. In most cases you will simply have to remove (uninstall) the package that is blocking the new package. You will want to do some research on this first. Don't take Portage for granted and blindly do as it says without checking out what or why.
Note - latest versions of Portage (version 2.2 and higher) handle most blockages.
How to handle masked packages?
A package is complaining that it is masked and cannot install. This is one of those times you want to check why it is masked. A masked package is usually masked to prevent you from busting things. There are several ways a package can be masked. You can still install masked packages by unmasking them, but make sure you find out first why they are masked.
How do I update the config files?
As you install stuff, some packages are going to bring in new versions of their config files. These config files are important as they may have new settings for that package that need to be implemented. I stress that is is very, very crucial that you pay attention to these config files. You can change the entire outcome of your installation if you are not careful. Get to know your config files. There are several ways to handle these files:
For Entropy:
# equo conf update
For Portage: dispatch-conf and etc-update are probably the most popular ways of handling updates to config files. A GUI tool is etc-proposals.
Please handle these files with care. You can't know these files enough.
Where do I start to configure my system?
For Entropy: All packages are pre-configured remotely as they have been compiled on a remote computer. You do not need to (and cannot) do anything. If a package has been compiled without a specific USE flag that you need, then you will either have to request to the Entropy repository maintainers that the package be rebuilt (file a bug report in bugzilla) and the new version placed in the Entropy repository, or use Portage to rebuild it yourself.
For Portage: The file make.conf is your heart and soul of your operating system. Learn it, edit it and build a lean, mean machine. Sabayon Linux ships with a generic make.conf that tries to support everything under the sun. You don't need all that stuff and by configuring, you will have lesser issues with Portage and conflicts.
Where does Portage download the packages to?
They are downloaded and stored in the directory /usr/portage/distfiles/
Where does Entropy download the packages to?
They are downloaded and stored in the directory /var/tmp/entropy/packages/ For instance, on my amd64 using Branch 4 they are stored in /var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5
How do I clean out Entropy downloaded packages?
# equo cleanup
See Sabayon Wiki page of Equo commands or equo --help --verbose
3D Desktop/Compiz Questions
The cube was working on LiveCD/DVD but doesn't on install, now what?
Well, now it's getting difficult as we need to check more things. You will need the assistance of the Sabayon Linux Forum or IRC to help. I recommend you try and find the source of your problem first. When logged in, open a Konsole/Terminal window and type in the command fusion-icon and see what the error message is in the Konsole/Terminal. You will need to post that error message with your request for help. Make sure you have installed the latest video drivers for your video card also.
How do I update Compiz-Fusion to latest Dev. Version?
We have a guide on the forum that is maintained to keep up with the changes in Compiz-Fusion development. This is for Portage users.
How do I know if my card will work with Compiz-Fusion?
We have a card list that the community has reported on if their card works or not. It's not a complete list, but a good list to reference.
Where can I get more help on Compiz-Fusion?
I would suggest their support forum.
How do I install KDE 4.x.x with Equo?
# equo install kde-meta-4.x.x
Replace the x's with the version of KDE you want to install.
How Do I enable Autologin?
The real question is, do you really want to? If yes, you should get a hammer and hit yourself in the head repeatedly. Logging in, especially logging in as user, not root, is a very basic but powerful security measure. Hostile programs cannot be autorun on your system if you log in as user. Also no one can accidently/purposefully find your collection of porn, google searches, or downloaded emails simply by pushing the power button if you set a user with password. Please see our Wiki page for how to do this.
How Do I change the positioning of notifications?
By default the sabayon gnome version comes with notify-osd. This is developed by Canonical and Mark Shuttleworth says the positioning won't be configurable [1]. So if you want the notifications to appear in another corner you'll have to uninstall notify-osd and install notification-daemon.After that you will be able to configure the positioning with
$ notification-properties
Networking Questions
How do I find out what network card I have?
As root user, enter the command lspci in a Konsole or Terminal window. That will list hardware; look for your Ethernet controller.
How do I set-up my network?
Well, hopefully the LiveCD/DVD recognizes your network card, and NetworkManager sets your network up for you. If it doesn't, try running the command as root: simply su and run net-setup. You're going to want to consult the Gentoo Networking section.
I can ping my router but can't access the Internet
You're probably having DNS issues. You need to edit the file /etc/resolv.conf and enter the correct DNS, then restart your network. If you don't know what to use for DNS, use 220.127.116.11
Sound Questions
I have no sound, what do I do?
- Let's see if you computer detects your sound card so, from a command line, use su to become root user, and run alsaconf - hopefully your card shows up and all you have to do is select and go.
- After running that, you can use alsamixer to adjust your sound settings. Press F6 to select your card in ALSAMixer and make sure no channels are muted and that the channel volumes are turned up.
- If you have HDA-Intel Card, Please see this HowTo
How can I determine what sound card I have?
As root user run the command lspci | grep -i audio
How do I install the alsa-driver instead of having it in the kernel?
Sabayon Linux comes with ALSA built into the kernel. You can't install the alsa-drivers while ALSA is built into the kernel. You have to remove ALSA from the kernel before you install the alsa-driver package. So use the su command to become the root user, and then enter the following commands:
# cd /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig # make && make modules_install # cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel_name <--replace kernel_name with the actual name of kernel
- Reboot
# emerge alsa-driver
- More info: Gentoo ALSA Guide.
Why do I have to run alsaconf every time I reboot?
This usually happens if you have more than one sound card in your machine. Many people have an on-board sound card and then stick in a better sound card. Disable your on-board sound card via your BIOS and when you run alsaconf again, ALSA will restore your sound each time you reboot.
Video Questions
My NVIDIA card is a legacy card, what driver do I need?
You will need to compare your card with the information below to find out which driver is best for your card:
I need help with my AMD/ATI card!
I don't have ATI so I can't supply much help here, but I can point you to:
How do I setup AIGLX with my ATI?
How do I setup Dual Monitors?
Personally I use twin view and it works great with Compiz-Fusion also. Check out the Gentoo Wiki article X.Org/Dual Monitors
Video Worked on LiveCD/DVD, but not once install. Options?
If your video was fine on the LiveCD/DVD I would boot the LiveCD/DVD and copy the xorg.conf from it to your hard drive install. There are several ways to do this.
- Option 1 - Boot up and browse to /etc/X11/ and copy the file xorg.conf to your installed version. You should be able to access your installed version through the /media directory so it may be something like /media/mydrive/etc/X11/ Reboot the computer and you should have what you had on the LiveCD/DVD. Always backup your files before overwriting.
- Option 2 - Boot up and browse to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and use something like http://www.pastebin.ca to paste your xorg.conf file there. Note the URL so that when you reboot to your installed version you can access it. Then just rename your existing xorg.conf and make a new one with the one you pasted.
- If you still don't have any luck, we may need to look at your drivers. Try reinstalling your video drivers, but, before reinstalling, make sure you are getting the latest drivers. NVIDIA users, make sure you are using the proper drivers for your card. See Question 1 under Video Questions.
How do I know what Version of Sabayon I installed?
# cat /etc/sabayon-release
N.B. Sabayon Linux is a 'rolling release' distro. Therefore, if you have upgraded your installation via Entropy or Portage then your installation will no longer be the version recorded in /etc/sabayon-release, as that file tells you the version of the LiveCD/DVD that you used to install Sabayon Linux.
I can't get the LiveCD/DVD to boot. Help!
Make sure you md5sum is good and you burnt the ISO image as slowly as possible with Burn Verify. This is vital and you will be asked every times if you have done this, so do it.
- Use the cheat codes -- Use the F5 key when the LiveCD/DVD menu and enter your code(s) into the box that appears
- If you're still having problems, post in the Sabayon Linux Forum your hardware and what cheat codes you tried. Maybe someone else has, or had, same issue and found a way to boot it.
Should I get the 32-bit or the 64-bit edition?
This is a never-ending, debatable question. For new users, 32-bit is easier to operate as 64-bit may be a bit fussier. Everything should work in 64-bit as the 32-bit version. Keep in mind that you are still using mostly 32-bit applications. The average desktop user is not going to see benefits over the 32-bit. I suggest to people to try both and see for themselves. In my experience I see most new people picking the 32-bit version. You can certainly Google for more information on this debate. 64bit would seem to be the direction things are going in, though most applications are still in 32bit. 64bit has gotten more support these days and become more widespread in use. 64bit is currently more secure, however most 64bit systems use multi libraries. multi libraries allow you to use both 64 and 32bit apps. A 64bit system using multi libraries will have a certain amount of vulnerability as a 32 bit system.
Can I install without having to burn the ISO to CD or DVD?
Yes, you can install if you don't have a CD or DVD burner. Another way, if your computer can boot USB pen drives, is to use UNetbootin or similar to install the Sabayon Linux ISO to a pen drive and create a bootable pen drive (think of it as a fast LiveCD/DVD). Then you can boot the pen drive to get to a Live desktop, and install Sabayon Linux from there, just as you would from a LiveCD/DVD.
Help and Support Questions
How Do I get Log files to get better support?
With the package app-misc/sabayonlive-tools, you can easily gather important information to help you debug and provide vital information for the support team to help you. Please see this thread to learn how.
Where Do I file a Bug Report?
Please use our bugzilla
Where can I get help?
Are you lost and confused? There are a lot of great resources out there. I highly encourage you to do some searching first before running into IRC or the Forum and making the same post that has already been posted 100 times. It gets really old answering the same question day in and day out when it's so well documented.
- Sabayon Linux Forum
- Sabayon Linux Wiki
- Gentoo Handbook
- Official Gentoo Documentation
- Gentoo Wiki
- Gentoo Portage
- A Portage Introduction
- irc.freenode.net in channel #Sabayon also on desktop Get Live Help -- note to IRC users, be human and have patience. Do not paste errors in the room either. To paste messages in IRC, use pastebin.ca, [2] or your favorite pasting site. Then simply give the URL for your pasted text so others can view your error. The people in IRC are not paid to be there, they do it out of dedication, so treat them nicely. Trolling, stupidity, and rudeness will get you banned. Also note that the IRC room is not there to teach you Linux or hold your hand. Don't be lazy, do your part too.
- Quick note when pasting error messages - Do not paste the error message alone: everyone thinks that ERROR: x11-base/xgl-0.0.1_pre20070915 failed is the error, it's not. The error is above that. Post the entire build log so we don't have to waste time waiting for you to post back with the actual error. If you read below the ERROR: it even says to paste the uppermost error and call stack if relevant.


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'I am thinking of the days without end of my life...'
After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go on to fight in the Indian wars and, ultimately, the Civil War.
Having fled terrible hardships they find these days to be vivid and filled with wonder, despite the horrors they both see and are complicit in. Their lives are further enriched and imperilled when a young Indian girl crosses their path, and the possibility of lasting happiness emerges, if only they can survive.
Moving from the plains of the West to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry's latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. Both an intensely poignant story of two men and the lives they are dealt, and a fresh look at some of the most fateful years in America's past, Days Without End is a novel never to be forgotten.
Isabel Wilkerson and the Great Migration
The mass movement of nearly seven million African-Americans from the South during the Great Migration unleashed a revolution that redefined American politics, culture, and urban life. In The Warmth of Other Suns, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson captures the intimate details and personal stories behind the historic, half-century long exodus. Wilkerson will be joined by WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore in Bronzeville, a subject of her book and the historic epicenter of the Great Migration in Chicago.
Celebration of E.L. Doctorow with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jennifer Egan
Friends and fellow writers pay tribute to E. L. Doctorow upon posthumous publication of his Collected Stories. "His prose tends to create its own landscape," wrote Don DeLillo. "His sensitivity to language is perfectly balanced and complemented by a gigantic vision," wrote Jennifer Egan. "He did not so much write fiction about history as he seemed to occupy history itself," wrote Ta-Nehisi Coates. "He owned it. He made it his own."
Don DeLillo also read this evening, from the Doctorow novel Billy Bathgate, but it was not recorded.
April Ryan, "At Mama's Knee"
American Urban Radio Network White House Correspondent April Ryan discusses her book, "At Mama's Knee" which examines the issues surrounding race and police shootings in America from the perspective of African American mothers on the frontlines in their communities.
Colum McCann on Letters to a Young Writer at the 2017 AWP Book Fair
PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown interviews Colum McCann about his novels, "Letters to a Young Writer" and "Thirteen Ways of Looking: A Novella and Three Stories" at the 2017 AWP Book Fair.
Amazon talks to Jonathan Safran Foer about his novel HERE I AM.
An Evening of Lesbian Literature, Panel I
McCrary Bond feels that lesbian writing should address lesbianism as subject and she writes about "independent female sexuality and women independent from men."Kantrowitz notes that "When I came out as a lesbian and stopped caring what men thought of me I was able to write…something about that claiming of my own power made me also able to write about everything else in the world." Dorothy Allison says "Like most ofthe working class writers I know I juggle my life to survive. I'm doing a helluva lot better than at it than I've ever done. I intend to continue." And that she "write(s) for people who get the joke." Finally, Breedlove comments that she cannot separate the personal from the politicalofand that she writes for African American lesbian women and for the people that are difficult to reach. She then sings and reads a poem 'The New Miss Praise The Lord"" from her book.
James Gleick: 2016 National Book Festival
James Gleick discusses "Time Travel" in a book launch event with Joe Palca from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: James Gleick is a best-selling author and historian of science. He has worked as an editor and reporter for the New York Times and in 1993 he co-founded The Pipeline, a pioneering New York City-based internet service provider, and served as its chairman and chief executive officer. Gleick's books include "The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood," "Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything," "Chaos: Making a New Science," "Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman" and "Isaac Newton." Three of his books have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists, and he has received a PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a Royal Society Winton Prize for science books. Gleick's latest book, "Time Travel" , explores the subversive origins of time travel, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.
The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel
The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel
Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.
Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling—mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues—have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future.
An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about why inequality is so persistent—and why it is unlikely to decline anytime soon.
Rahul Mehta on No Other World: A Novel at the 2017 AWP Book Fair
Rahul Mehta talks with host Rich Fahle about his latest novel, "No Other World: A Novel" at the 2017 AWP Book Fair.
Chuck Klosterman: "But What If We're Wrong" | Talks At Google
Klosterman talks about how his latest book, "But What If We're Wrong?" in which visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past. One of the most provocative, perceptive, and entertaining cultural critics of our time considers whether much of what we think we know about reality is false, why that is, and why it matters in all things including music, democracy and the internet.
Insane Clown President: Matt Taibbi Chronicles Election
As a new study by Oxfam finds the world's eight richest men control as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity, the group says it is concerned that wealth inequality will continue to grow following the election of Donald Trump, whose Cabinet members have a combined wealth of nearly $11 billion. We look at the rise of Trump, and those joining his administration, with award-winning Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi. His new book comes out today, titled "Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus."
Omar Saif Ghobash, "Letters to a Young Muslim"
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia Omar Said Ghobash expresses his concerns with the current state of islam in his book, "Letters to a Young Muslim." Here is a portion of his conversation.
Rose McDermott: The Genetics of Politics | Talks at Google
"While traditionally social factors have been considered to have primary influence on political behaviors and preferences, more recent research shows that there's also a strong heritable component to ideological attitudes. Rose McDermott, professor of International Relations at Brown University and a 2015-16 CASBS fellow, will discuss her research on the influence of genetic contributions to political and social behavior. McDermott has described her work as intended to offer "…a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to the interaction of psychological processes and political outcomes.""
McDermott studies the biological influences which interact with environmental factors to shape ideology across the political spectrum in cultures around the world. Her research has included conducting embedded experiments on attitudes toward gender equality in numerous countries including Lebanon, Jordan, Uganda, Indonesia, Mongolia and India.
The author of Political Psychology in International Relations and co-editor of Man Is by Nature a Political Animal , McDermott was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 02013. McDermott is the David and Mariana Fisher University Professor of International Relations at Brown University and a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She received her Ph.D.(Political Science) and M.A. (Experimental Social Psychology) from Stanford University and has taught at Cornell, UCSB and Harvard. She has held numerous fellowships, including the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies and the Women and Public Policy Program, all at Harvard University. She is also a past and current fellow at the Stanford Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences.
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I went to Red Mill for the first time last night and was disappointed in the food. Heard several of my friends call it the best burger in town and I just don't agree. However, the onion rings were delicious.
What are other notable Seattle establishments that you find 'overrated' or one that lives up to it's hype [Beth's]?


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There are a couple kitchen stores in town that I love browsing. If I'm in the area and don't have anywhere to go I'm very happy just strolling the aisles, checking out the interesting things that I'd really love to have but that would never fit in my cupboards.
I suppose it's a good thing that I have limited cabinet space because if I didn't I'm such a sucker for all sorts of kitchen gadgets I'd be like the James Bond of the kitchen with a gadget for each occasion and every possible kitchen emergency.
Here are a few of my most recent covets.
1. European Drinking Chocolate Machine
Retails for--are you sitting down??--$1,169. Who says the economy isn't on its feet and kicking?
But get a load of the description: "Designed for mixing and dispensing espresso-like shots of drinking chocolate" and oh how lovely it looks. I can just imagine it sitting on my counter and then I can imagine myself putting my little cup under the spout and a rich velvety river of chocolate flowing. Wait--make that my giant MUG under the spout and a rich velvety blah blah blah . . .
Apparently they justify the price by claiming it does a couple other things such as dispensing "cream sauces, drawn butter for seafood, cheese sauces or gravy" because darn it if I didn't always wish I could get me a big ol' mug o' gravy in the morning. What a pick-me-up.
Maybe at a buffet? I hope?
2. A Stainless Steel Whipped Cream Dispenser
"What's wrong with the plain old Reddi Whip containers?" you ask. Nothing at all my fine friend except these look 50,000 times cooler!
Look at the sleek design, the luscious curving handle, it all just speaks of total aerosolic power.
Is aerosolic a word? At any rate, you can put your whipping cream into the canister, squeeze the trigger and have whipped cream in seconds. I think it must come with some kind of an air tank or way to pressurize the cream--though for $79.00 you'd think they could at least include something as simple as the extra air, right?
Looking this sexy do you think anyone would dare sneak a squirt in their mouths when no one's looking? Never mind, dumb question.
3. Nordicware Aluminum Bug Pan
Why does it appeal to me to picture myself making chocolate cake shaped like a dragonfly? I don't even like dragonflies but this pan (price: $31.95) is really too adorable.
I even like the way they've shaped the whole thing like a leaf--how cute is that?
Of course if I bought this pan I'd use it once or twice before my kids were too old to appreciate the finer things: like ladybug-shaped jello cubes and blueberry muffin bumblebees.
Darn it all but it's cute. And they even make one for little tiny castles. Now tell me you're not getting all mushy too.
4. La Cloche Bread Pan
Now this may be a little silly but I've been dying to try it out to see if it really makes a difference in how good homemade bread tastes.
It's stone wear and supposedly you soak it in water and let it heat up with your oven before using it to bake in but it's supposed to mimic the effects of a brick oven.
Do you think it works? For $44.99 it seems a little pricey to gamble with but it's so very very tempting. I had a pizza stone and while it worked alright it was always pretty tricky to get that pizza onto the stone without dumping my pizza all over the bottom of my oven. Not pretty.
5. Aluminum French Bread Pan
No this seems like more of my style. A long loaf pan for making baguettes. And you know if I had this pan it'd be all baguettes all the time around here. Nothing but baguettes in the morning, baguettes in the evening.
For at least a day or two before I decided it was tiring. Though at $6.49 it's certainly a better investment than the brick oven dome thingy. I don't think I have a cabinet that would comfortably fit this pan in even if I did break down and buy it.
6. Blue Silicone Butter Mold
Did you know that for all this time you've been suffering with butter that comes in cubes??
Well the pain is over because you can get this gorgeous little tray and shape your butter into beautiful seashells. Good for a party I'd imagine.
And while I'm making fun there's this side of me that really, really wants one. It's only $8 but I'm kind of wondering if the cost would even begin to cover the mockery I would have to endure around here if I served a meal where the butter was placed out in pretty little seashells. I can just see the guys' faces now.
So for now I remain butter mold-less. And I wait.
7. Iced Tea and Lemonade Dispenser
Tell me this wouldn't be fun to have--you'd be your very own 7-11! I don't do iced tea but I can picture one of these on the counter filled with raspberry lemonade and me strolling by for a glass whenever the whim would hit. Probably about every 13 minutes.
I wonder if you can get the kind that plug in and throw up the punch in a spray all over the inside of the container like a real convenience store thing? That would probably elevate me to World's Coolest Mom. I suppose one of those would cost more than the $38.99 this one does.
8. Electric Donut Maker
Answering the question: What do you get when you cross George Foreman with Dunkin Donuts? An electronic donut maker that makes "six delectable rings in under three minutes." Hmmm . . . I'm very tempted because I could eat six deletable rings in under three minutes and this sounds like the machine to keep pace with my appetite but I'm suspicious that they taste like real donuts. They're probably way to healthy to taste good.
As I recall my mother had one of these gadgets when I was a kid. Seems like she got it for Christmas the same year as I got a long-playing record of Disney's The Rescuers and The Jungle Book because I vaguely recall eating tiny muffins shaped like donuts while listening to those stories over and over again.
I'd really like to try this and see if they're good but it's $39.99 to find out. Anyone else with mouths-on experience for this?
9. 4-Tiered Mini Cake Pan
You see here at the right a cake pan made to produce the cutest, the most brilliant, the tiniest little mini wedding cakes.
Forget the obvious question about why I'd need a bunch of miniature wedding cakes in my life this really this isn't about need is it? Yes it's $29.99 (gasp) of pure consumerism and it makes no apologies.
And before you condemn me for wanting a pan that makes mini wedding cakes let me just mention that dessert's at my place.
10. A Chef's Blow Torch
This one really does serve a purpose--really. You may think a blow torch is rather out of place in a kitchen but I'm determined that one day I actually will get one of these beauties.
You see if you love creme brulee you'll know that you really can't get that burnt sugar shell on top by merely broiling the custards. Oh the recipes will try to claim that you can but they're just leading you on because you cannot get the same even thickness and perfectly sweet-yet-caramelized topping with a regular old oven.
You need a butane blow torch like this one listed at $34.43--and really, that's a pretty good price because I've seen them for much more. Maybe it's the butane that's expensive. You know, the torch is $15 but the butane to make the flame is another $70? Maybe that's what their game is.
I suppose if I think about it $34.43 is a lot cheaper than going over to Southside Bistro for their raspberry creme brulees twenty times a year. I'd be saving money by buying this. Yea.
11. An Electric Tortilla Maker
Sure you can buy your tortillas at the grocery store, sure you can roll them by hand but that's how the silly people who don't have electric tortilla makers do it.
I have torn feelings over this--I've been itching to try to make my own tortillas. I buy the take-and-bake ones they have at Costco and love them but what if I could take it up a notch and make my own? Would they be even that much better?
But then I came across this $79.99 little showstopper and had to laugh. I mean isn't the tortilla kind of the embodiment of earthy, basic, humble food? It doesn't get any more down to earth than tortillas folks and then the good people at Saachi appliances find a way to take that staff of life and turn it into a kitchen status symbol that so tempts me. It seems too ironic.
I doubt I'll get one of these--where on earth would I put it anyway? Unless I decided to open up some competition for the local Taco Bell people, then it would make sense, but nonetheless I find myself desiring it.
12. Mini Tagines
I've been wanting a tagine for quite a while and I'm pretty sure I'll eventually break down and splurge for one. Or maybe I'll ask for it for my birthday or Christmas though if I do I'm pretty much guaranteed to get it--for some reason anytime I ask for a gift item that in any way contributes to the food consumption around here it seems to appear like magic under the tree but I'm not sure I want to use up a birthday wish like that. It has to be some-thing to make me use up a birthday wish on it.
Anyway, I've wanted a tagine which is used for baking Moroccan-style dishes but they're terribly expensive here and will run upwards of $70.
Then I saw the minis. Tiny little itty bitty tagines that are so small I'm not sure that they're big enough for a full serving, they're better for roasting a head of garlic if you ask me, but darn it they're so cute who cares? Who cares that they're running $20 a piece here in town (i.e. $120 for a set of six to feed this crew) I want them, I love them, I need them. That is all I have to say.
13. Bread Bowl Makers
I nearly bought this pan a couple years ago I was so intrigued by the idea of being able to pour in batter or bread dough and have it come out shaped like a little bowl suitable for filling with whatever my heart desires--fruit, chili, pudding--the sky's the limit. Or actually my kids are the limit, I doubt they'd allow a bread bowl filled with cream of asparagus soup for example.
At $16.95 they're not a bad price but I keep looking at the design and thinking "I can do that without buying a fancy pan" though have I got my fanny up out of the chair and done it yet? Nope. One of these days.
14. Apple Bakers
I saw these at Christmas time a year ago and thought they looked so homey and sweet--anyone tried one before? You're supposed to put an apple on the shaft and it bakes it perfectly. At least that's the sales pitch.
You can sprinkle stuff in there while it bakes and I've read you can use them for potatoes and squash as well. I think I can smell the cinnamon-apple smell right now if I close my eyes. At under $10 on this site they're cheap enough to test drive without breaking the bank and I think I may get one some time.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Completely Frivolous Kitchen Gadgets That I Completely Covet
There are a couple kitchen stores in town that I love browsing. If I'm in the area and don't have anywhere to go I'm very happy just strolling the aisles, checking out the interesting things that I'd really love to have but that would never fit in my cupboards.
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- Serena said...
I'm coveting now, too. Especially that tiered cake pan, and I don't even particularly like cake!
The whip cream dispenser--it's worth it. I have one. You can get them for $45. It's the easiest way to make the most perfect whip cream ever. I highly recommend a whip cream bottle, if you intend to splurge on something.
And homemade tortillas? Best. thing. ever. I have never liked tortillas. Now I crave them. They're worth every last bit of hand-rolling they take.
- miriama said...
OMG. This is JUST the type of things I love. I tell my husband I want one of those giant farm kitchens and pantries so I could have all these things.....you should see me in one of those kitchen stores. My family has to drag me out.
I am still eyeing the donut maker..or maybe the whip cream dispenser....no, wait, the apple baker...
- One Mom said...
I'm with you...there's nothing I like better than a stroll through WS....even if I don't buy anything...although you can sometimes find great deals on their clearance tables!
I actually have the baguette pans and although I don't often make french bread, they are perfect for the job when I do get in the mood!
- Jennifer said...
Here are my thoughts:
1 - Have you ever tried drinking chocolate? You really can't drink more than a very tiny mug of it at once. It is amazingly rich and delicious.
2 - Starbucks has these, and they do look so cool! Do they really have gas in them though?
3 - Aww... how adorable. You could make crayons in a pan like this. They'd make cute party favors.
4 - Visit your local hardware store and buy some bricks. You can get the same affect for pennies!
5 - I had something similar, it was a tube you closed up on both ends. Could never quite get it to bake the bread evenly though... I'll stick with my stones.
6, 7, & 8 - Definitely frivilous
9 - Frivilous, but would probably go over great at a bake sale.
10 - If only I liked creme brulee.
11 - Really? This machine is the most ironic of the bunch!
12 - Only had Morrocan food once, with mint tea. It was goooooood.
13 - Bread bowls must be hollowed out. You need the inside of the bread to eat with your soup. Plus, if the inside of the bowl is baked, the bread wouldn't absorb the soup as well.
14 - Always wondered if these really worked better than just coring an apple.
- gretchen from lifenut said...
The kitchen gadget my kids are dying for is the Big City Sliders-maker. They have visions of eating tiny little hamburgers, morning, noon, and night.
- SuburbanCorrespondent said...
Forget #3, but you definitely have to get those baguette molds! My friend has them and they are fantastic.
- illahee said...
what a lot of neat gadgets!
- Blog O' Beth said...
Let me ease your mind here. I own a kitchen blow torch and I have yet to use it. Oh, I keep saying I'm going to make creme brulee, but I never have. I've had it for probably 5 years and it is still in the package. I have never owned a Tortilla maker, but I used to work at a Williams-Sonoma store, where I used one all the time. They make REALLY small tortillas. Seriously, you can do the same thing at home. Totally no value-add there. Finally, the whipped creme maker. I own one of these too. These, are totally worth it. My mom has one too. It makes the best whipped creme EVER and so easy to use. That one you should buy.
- Edi said...
You know if space (or money) wasn't an issue - I think we'd all have a lot more of those fun gadgets that are pretty impractical but cool!
I do have the French Bread pan - actually two of them. I found them quite a few yrs ago in a thrift store but still in the original wrap and with instructions. Funny thing is they were probably from the 70s or something b/c the instructions looked like they were typed on an ancient typewriter. I love making French Bread and these shape the bread really nicely - problem is the bottoms don't brown very well so sometimes I take them out of the pan after they are mostly cooked and just set them on the rack.
- Neas Nuttiness said...
I want:
#'s 2
You can buy them and send them to me. I'll try them out and let you know if you wasted your money!
- Average Jane said...
I had to build a pantry in my guest room closet just for the all of the extra kitchen gadgets I already have, and yet I would take ALL of the items in this post!
- Randy, Ally, and Wes said...
I own the french bread pans. . . and I do love them. But once I tried a complicated recipe for baguettes, and ended up with what Melanie (my roommate at the time) lovingly called "Chinese fighting bread." You'll have to ask her about it sometime :o)
- Karen said...
my friend bought the wipped cream dispenser for $40 Canadian at Canadian tire!! I have one my mom gave me it is great!! The wipped cream is real, you control the sugar, It would be a great gift to recieve for any occation. I highly recommend adding it your wish list.
And I am looking for a Torttila press home made tortillas are amazing and nothing like sore bought ones.
- Babystepper said...
I'm drooling just thinking about fresh homemade tortillas. Not good for the keyboard, really.
We used to think a rice cooker was completely frivolous, and maybe it is, but we've loved it. They're very cheap at Wally world, but they're so very easy and you just can't beat if if your family likes rice.
- Kathy G said...
I went to an open house for a friend's son's graduation and she had an iced tea dispenser. It was GREAT; much easier to use than pitchers would have been.
She said I could borrow it if I needed it, so I won't have to find a place to store it in my kitchen!
- Amber M. said...
Before today I thought I'd be happy with a KitchenAide.
Thanks for opening my eyes.
- Janelle said...
My mom has a blowtorch. She only ever uses it for creme brulee, which she makes maybe once a year.
- TJ said...
if you got the whole family involved, making tortillas is pretty easy. we would do it on my mission (france doesn't exactly have a lot of tortillas in their grocery stores) and four or six of us would go at it. we would also make our own beans (still from a can, but we would mush them and season them ourselves) and then have what we call a burrito fete. they aren't perfectly round, but they are awesome. and really, not that hard.
- Anonymous said...
Yes I love them all. The problem is I would get them and remember that I usually have no desire to bake anything, ever!! We are still on the same costco pack of butter we brought when we moved to Ohio in July. Yes there is basically no baking at my house.
- melinda said...
the bug pan. i want it. now!! haha. though i do love dragonflies!!
- Meredith@MerchantShips said...
Michelle, I love your sense of humor--a big old mug of gravy! ha!
I have 3 clay cookers made by Romertopf (that's German for Roman Pot) since cooking with clay goes back that far. Even though they're mostly used for roasts, they can also be used for bread, just like that bread dome, only more multi-purpose.
- Marcy said...
I really want the whip cream dispenser. That's number 1 on my list. The next one I want is the blow torch.
Incidentally, I have the French bread pans but have never used them (and I bake bread every week). Maybe I'll break them out this week...
- Janet said...
I totally want that butter mold thing. Mockery be damned.
The apple bakers really do work. I don't own one, but I've had an apple baked in one.
I have a set of little pans for making tiered cakes, but they're separate. I'm pretty sure I'd never get the cakes out of that pan intact. And I love that bug pan.
I love love love creme brulee, but I'm pretty sure that me with a blow torch would not be a good combination.
- april~living the sweet life said...
Wouldn't you just make time to use each one of these wonderful tools? I know I would have to find an excuse to make those mini cakes with freshly whipped cream on top.
- Headless Mom said...
I don't know if you intended this to be funny but I found myself chuckling all the way through!
- flip flop mama said...
My RS pres has the whip cream thing and it is SO fun! I wondered how much it cost. You put little CO2 cartridges in them to make them pressurized. It's much faster than whipping it up in the Kitchen Aid!
- SarahHub said...
I have the bug pan, the la cloche for bread, and the mini cake pans. I really need that whipped cream dispenser.
- jacjewelry said...
I have none of these, and would love all or any. :) Especially that drinking chocolate machine - any chance the maker will offer a 90% discount to Scribbit readers?!
- fortyb4forty said...
Now I feel the need for a shopping trip. The bug pan is so cute and my boys would love it. The tiered cake pan is adorable,too.
I don't even want to think about owning a blow torch with 3 sons and a husband who thinks he can cook. Although it could help with the issue of me wanting a new house because I don't think ours would be standing for long if we had a blow torch in the kitchen.
- Madeline said...
Nice round up! The whipped cream dispenser is so on my list. And, the french bread pans, those actually come in handy. My dad bakes bread in his brick oven, and he loves those. Those apple bakers are so cute!
- Naomi said...
My mom gave me the bug pan and it is pretty stinking adorable. And bulky to store...
- CountessLaurie said...
What a great list. You had me laughing all the way through. I love those Nordicware people although they are waaaaay out of my price range. They have a castle bundt cake pan I covet and now the bugs!
Thanks! Great post!
- Anonymous said...
I love the bug pan! I think you should get it, because nobody will ever tire of it or outgrow it.
Hey, are you getting any ash from Mount Redoubt? My class is really fascinated by it. We watch the TV every day, and sleep well at night knowing there are no volcanos in Ontario.
- Mrs. Organic said...
I may just break down and buy myself a #2. They are sexy!
- An Ordinary Mom said...
I have #5. I would love #1, and maybe someday I will have #2. Not only does it look nicer, but it tastes so much better :) !!
- cndymkr / jean said...
Hey, are you getting any of that volcanic activity?
- Maddy said...
Good grief! That's quite a collection. I have the french bread double mould. I use it daily. We eat both loaves!
Very tempted by that bug cake mould. I'm a sucker for anything cakey, but that's quite a steep price.
- Anonymous said...
Oooh...Apple Bakers!! Here is a link to the Winterlake Lodge's Chef's recipes and experience with apple bakers. It will make you want to splurge on them...one for each family member for sure!
- Owlhaven said...
When I wanted to make that no-knead artisan style bread recipe espoused by the New York Times, I went and bought a big $30 cast iron dutch oven. it fits a double recipe, which is a BIG loaf, and makes fabulous artisan-looking bread. My 6yo can make it, except for putting the pan into the oven.
Works great, and can be used for stew too.
Mary, mom to many
- Hazel said...
Frivolous? There is nothing, absolutely nothing, frivolous about a tagine. Doesn't matter what else I have to do without I would not be without my tagine. Price seems a bit high compared to what I paid but then UK prices are often at wild variance with yours (electrical goods being much more expensive here).
- Michemily said...
I made tortillas last week. It was really fun and surprisingly easy! I love that apple cooker!
- My Ice Cream Diary said...
French bread tube pan and mini tiered cake pan... great, now I'm coveting. ;)
- Mimi said...
I love those mini three tiered cakes! ADORABLE! And I have a great article about making doughnuts in the April issue of Bangor Metro...I'll send it to you once it goes online....doughnuts are really really easy to make!
- kadusey said...
One of my Sunday School teachers had an electric doughnut baker. She brought it in to class a couple of times. She had a really nice cake-doughnut batter that she brought in and baked us doughnuts during class, and I thought they were absolutely delicious (even with no frosting or glaze or powdered sugar, etc.). Of course, I was also 14 at the time.
Anyway, I always thought it was a great idea, and have been wanting an electric doughnut baker ever since.
- Organizing Mommy said...
I'm embarrassed to admit how many of things that you've listed that I've "almost" purchased. I think I stopped myself just short of the ordering process. The torch and whipped cream thing were on the top of the list. Once again, another thoughtful post.
- ~3 Sides of Crazy~ said...
I love these!! I had the tortilla maker and apple bakers and all I can say is I still have the apple bakers LOL. There are a few these I'll have to add to my Wednesday wish list though!
- ArtisticInkspirations said...
Love them all.. didn't know they made such "extravagant" gadgets!! Would love the tangines!!
- Lisa Knight said...
Ooooo I have the baguette pan, picked it up at a yard sale, woot! I don't use is nearly as much as I thought I would though. It stores nicely with my other baking sheets & muffin tins.
I have used cheap-o candy molds for making shaped butter. I'm sure the silicone is easier to use, but mine came out of the freezer great.
Want the bread bowl pan, every time I've tried to do this myself it fails miserably ;(
- Abby said...
My son is graduating next year and that lemonade dispenser would be awesome for the grad open house!
Also I love those Wilton cake pans too so cute! I have had my eye on two of them. One is shaped like a football stadium. How fun for a super bowl party? The other is shaped like a HUGE cupcake. $30 or more a pan eeeek! Have you tried the silicone pans? I haven't. . .
- Mother of Four said...
Chris makes the yummiest tortilla's right in a frying pan. He bakes them from scratch, but it does take some work. OXOXOXO
- Tiaras & Tantrums said...
oh - all the GOOD stuff I covet as well!
- Amber @ Classic Housewife said...
LOL - You're hilarious as usual. =)
I stopped grinning when I saw the tortilla maker though - I REALLY want one.
I've been making my own tortillas for a while now, probly going on a year. Sometimes twice in a week. They're really easy, you should try - they're just time consuming. And it's not the rising and it's not the cooking - it's the ROLLING. To cook them, you just cook them on a hot griddle for a few seconds on each side. Easy peasy. I often have my nearly nine year old daughter come in and heat the griddle and start cooking them while I'm still rolling. Even then, it takes a total of an hour from start to finish to get 12-14 6-8 inch flour tortillas. (I haven't tried the corn yet.) ;)
I have a tried and true recipe if you ever decide you want to give it a try. :)
- ames said...
My dad, who is definitely NOT an amateur bread baker, absolutely and totally swears by his cloche to get a really crackly crust. I've been using the pour-water-in-a-hot-pan method to make the steam to crisp my crusts, and it seems like the cloche is not only easier (less steps) but more effective (no worrying about closing the oven quickly to prevent steam loss).


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Use fresh ingredients that are as local or exotic as you prefer and try one of these simple stir fry recipes tonight.
Shrimp Cucumber Stir Fry When it comes to cucumber, think outside of the salad bowl. Cooking the summertime vegetable brings out its natural sweetness.
Chicken Mango Stir Fry You're 30 minutes away from a delicious blend of chicken, mango, red pepper, and onion tossed in a variety of zesty sauces and seasonings.
Myulchi and Almond Bokkeum (Pan Fried Anchovy and Almonds) Adding nuts gives the simple Korean side dish myulchi bokkeum extra flavor and crunch.
Kimchi Bokkeum (Stir Fried Kimchi) If you want to cut the spice of regular kimchi, try this dish in which it's rinsed and fried.
Saag Paneer Perfect for the vegetarians in your life, this meatfree dish of cheese and spinach is satisfying and full of flavor.
Ojinguh Bokkeum (Stir-Fried Squid) A simple and spicy way to prepare squid, this dish can be found on many restaurant menus and is often enjoyed alongside alcoholic beverages.
Kkotkgae Maun Bokkeum (Spicy Korean Crab) If you can't find flower crab like this traditional Korean recipe calls for, try Dungeness crab instead.