Re: [gentoo-user] re: duplicated packages

[Alan McKinnon]

On 19/09/2013 20:58, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Is having duplicate packages a good or a bad thing in gentoo? I'm clear
> about having duplicate packages for the kernel. I'm using the more
> recent one, but hanging on to the old one just in case.
>
> Perhaps, the reason for having duplicate packages is the fact that
> various packages I have installed on the system may require a different
> version of a package I may already have installed. Is that it?
>
> _box0=; equery list --duplicates '*'
>  * Searching for * ...
> [IP-] [  ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r6:4.1.2
> [IP-] [  ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.4-r2:4.4
> [IP-] [  ] dev-lang/python-2.7.5-r2:2.7
> [IP-] [  ] dev-lang/python-3.2.5-r2:3.2
> [IP-] [  ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8y:0.9.8
> [IP-] [  ] dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1e-r1:0
> [IP-] [  ] media-libs/lcms-1.19:0
> [IP-] [  ] media-libs/lcms-2.3:2
> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.13:2.1
> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.69:2.5
> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/automake-1.10.3:1.10
> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/automake-1.12.6:1.12
> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/automake-1.13.4:1.13
> [IP-] [M ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.8.13:3.8.13
> [IP-] [  ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.7:3.10.7
> [IP-] [  ] virtual/libusb-0:0
> [IP-] [  ] virtual/libusb-1:1
> [IP-] [  ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.17:2
> [IP-] [  ] x11-libs/gtk+-3.4.4:3
> [IP-] [  ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r200:0
> [IP-] [  ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-3.0.1-r300:3
> _
> Thanks.
>



They are not duplicates they are called SLOTS

And you have them for a reason - one thing needs package A version X,
something else needs package A version Y. Usually, you can have only
one, SLOTS let you have more than one that can co-exist.

Don't worry about them, let them be. You need them.



-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@×××××.com