> I'm new to Gentoo (switching from RH9) and have become used > to RPMs and > their query tools. > > I've been looking for a way to query the Portage database to > determine > what's installed and get general info regarding the packages--I'm > looking for something similar to "rpm -qa". > > At the end of this > section--http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-manual.xml#doc_c > hap3--in > the Portage user manual it indicates that there's an > app-admin/gentoolkit to assist with Portage queries. I have > yet to find > this package or a way to query the Portage database. > > Can anyone direct me to the package or tools that I need in > order to do > this?
If you're familiar with rpm, emerge epm as well as gentoolkit. epm is a script that emulates a subset of rpm commands. It's good for learning, but isn't functional enough to rely on. gentoolkit contains qpkg, which is the best tool for querying portage. "qpkg --help" should be enough to get you going. Also, in answer to your question, the "rpm -qa" equivalent with qpkg is: "qpkg -nc -I -v". Good luck, -jrh -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
