Re: [gentoo-user] remove a package from world without unmerging?

[KH]

Dale schrieb:
> AllenJB wrote:
>> From Portage 2.2 rc30 onwards you can use --deselect. This ability is
>> not present in any previous version.
>>
>> Until you're using Portage 2.2, the other alternative is to manually
>> edit the world file (MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!)
>>
>> AllenJB
>>
>
> I have done this a few times as well and it worked fine.  Just leave it
> nice and clean, remove the whole line instead of leaving a blank line.
>
> Also, some nerd seems to have made it in alphabetical order too.  It
> should be easy to find.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
Hi,

thanks for the answer. One more question: Where exactly is the world
file? Is it in /var/db/pkg/ ?

kh