---
title: "sys-fs/e2fsprogs blocking emerge"
date: "2009-01-18"
path: "/22-sys-fs-e2fsprogs-blocking-emerge.html"
section: "/ramblings"
aliases:
  - "/22"
  - "/22-sys-fs-e2fsprogs-blocking-emerge"
  - "/22.html"
  - "/ramblings/22-sys-fs-e2fsprogs-blocking-emerge.html"
---

This is more a reminder for me when updating/creating Gentoo VMware servers using the amd64 template. After logging in and configuring the VM, run:

```
emerge --sync
emerge portage
emerge -up world
```

It will crop-up a lovely blocking error relating to the e2fsprogs, com_err and ss. Running the following solves the issue:

```
emerge -f e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-libs
emerge -C com_err ss e2fsprogs
emerge -1 e2fsprogs
```

Takes a couple of minutes though during the last emerge compilation. And now your free to carry on as usual - great!

`emerge -up system`