BRM wrote: > I am interested in finding a GUI interface for working with portage, > preferably for KDE4. > Namely b/c I am getting a little tired of having konsole windows open and not > being able to keep track of where I am in the emerge update process - > something a GUI _ought_ to be able to resolve. > > In googling, I noticed Kuroo, but it's no longer maintained (nearly 2 years > out of date now, so it would have to have been KDE3) so it's been > understandably removed from mainline portage - though I also noticed > information on a Kuroo overlay. > > And I also came across Porthole; however, all versions are marked > Unstable/Testing (~) at the moment. > > Can anyone give some advice on these or others? > > > Ben > > > > In the case that there is not a GUI tool, why not run as root # tail -f /var/log/emerge.log
It tells you what is being installed at present Another, to see what you are downloading is # tail -f /var/log/emerge-fetch.log Good Luck :)
