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On 08/24/2010 03:17 PM, tparker@××××××××××.net wrote: |
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> On 8/24/2010 5:45 PM, Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote: |
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>> A good idea might be to install the package app-portage/eix. It allows |
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>> you to, amongst other things, to search for packages in case you're |
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>> uncertain about a package name. The search will also tell you whether |
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>> the package is installed, what version as well as what use-flags there |
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>> are for the package. |
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>> There are a lot of other benefits to this application so read the man |
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>> page. |
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> |
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> Extremely useful, grabbing it now, thank you! |
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That's an understatement. I think, of all the portage tools out there, I |
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have used eix the most. Of course, revdep-rebuild comes in second, but |
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it's not even really close. |
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