What packages does Gentoo use?

Portage is the official package manager and distribution system for Gentoo. It functions as the heart of Gentoo-based operating systems. Portage includes many commands for repository and package management, the primary of which is the emerge command.

How many packages does Gentoo have?

19,000 packages
The Gentoo repository contains over 19,000 packages ready for installation in a Gentoo system. A single invocation of portage’s emerge command can update the local copy of the Gentoo repository, search for a package, or download, compile, and install one or more packages and their dependencies.

Does Gentoo have binary packages?

There are many reasons why some system administrators like using binary packages for software installations on Gentoo: It allows administrators to save time when keeping similar systems updated. Often binary packages are the only way of recovering a broken system (i.e. broken compiler).

How do I uninstall Gentoo packages?

Package removal The recommended way to remove a package is by using emerge –deselect. This removes the specified package from the @world set (i.e. says the package is no longer wanted).

How to install a specific version of Gentoo?

Install a specific version of a package (Use ‘\\=’ if your shell attaches meaning to ‘=’): Install a package without adding it to the world file: The recommended way to remove a package is by using deselect. This removes it from the @world set (i.e. says the package is no longer wanted).

How do I remove a package from Gentoo?

The recommended way to remove a package is by using deselect. This removes it from the @world set (i.e. says the package is no longer wanted). To clean up the system afterwards, run depclean as given below. And then depclean afterwards (the -p should be removed if after running, it shows will not remove any needed packages):

How to use Gentoo cheat sheet for Firefox?

In the following examples the www-client/firefox package will be used, but users can replace it with their package of interest. List what packages would be installed without installing them: Install a specific version of a package (Use ‘\\=’ (backslash and equal sign) if the current shell attaches special meaning to ‘=’ in a command):

How to keep color in the output of Gentoo?

You can keep color in the output by calling it with the “color” switch: In the following examples the www-client/firefox package will be used, but users can replace it with their package of interest. List what packages would be installed without installing them: