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emerge

Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#emerge.
  • Synchronize all packages:
    emerge --sync
  • Update all packages, including dependencies:
    emerge -uDNav @world
  • Resume a failed updated, skipping the failing package:
    emerge --resume --skipfirst
  • Install a new package, with confirmation:
    emerge -av {{package}}
  • Remove a package, with confirmation:
    emerge -Cav {{package}}
  • Remove orphaned packages (that were installed only as dependencies):
    emerge -avc
  • Search the package database for a keyword:
    emerge -S {{keyword}}

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