Installing Timeshift On Recent Nightly Build CLDC

Hello, I was helped here a couple of years ago, link refers Previous Thread

  1. I have just installed the Cinnamon version from cldc-20250114-x86_64 iso, successfully.

  2. I have enabled the Guru overlay and synced the repository

eselect repository enable guru
emerge --sync guru
  1. I have created the package accept keywords file
nano /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/timeshift

and put content

=app-backup/timeshift-23.07.1 ~amd64 ~x86
  1. Then I have entered the command
emerge timeshift

From that, I received the following, in part

emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy ">=x11-libs/xapp-1.0.4[vala(+)]".
!!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-libs/xapp-2.8.5::gentoo (Change USE: +vala)
(dependency required by "app-backup/timeshift-23.07.1::guru" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "timeshift" [argument]
  1. I then entered the following
emerge x11-libs/xapp
  1. I then tried
emerge timeshift

and received back the following

emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy ">=x11-libs/xapp-1.0.4[vala(+)]".
!!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-libs/xapp-2.8.5::gentoo (Change USE: +vala)
(dependency required by "app-backup/timeshift-23.07.1::guru" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "timeshift" [argument])

I need your help in how to proceed from here, please.

I am not familiar with changing USE flags, also.

Thank you in advance.

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

Try command:
# echo 'x11-libs/xapp vala' >> /etc/portage/package.use/custom
, and reinstall:
# emerge timeshift

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