Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
Maybe this could help http://www.karkomaonline.com/article.php?story=20030908215509618 specially if come from rpm world. On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 23:23, Thomas Smith wrote: 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_chap3--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? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- kko [EMAIL PROTECTED] karkomaonline -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
Thomas Smith wrote: 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. rpm -qa is qpkg -I -v in our world.Mind the capital I. Welcome aboard. :) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
..or emerge epm epm -qa Not that different ;=}) 2003-11-10 16.07 skrev Leonid Podolny: ::Thomas Smith wrote: :: :: :: :: 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. :: :: :: ::rpm -qa is qpkg -I -v in our world.Mind the capital I. Welcome ::aboard. :) :: :: ::-- ::[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list :: -- Microsoft is to Software as McDonalds is to Cuisine. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
how do you find out about the packages you compiled yourself, (conexant modem drivers) and the like? On Monday 10 November 2003 09:07 am, Leonid Podolny wrote: Thomas Smith wrote: 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. rpm -qa is qpkg -I -v in our world.Mind the capital I. Welcome aboard. :) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Science is an atempt to investegate the mirical of life. The Martian Chronicles -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
begin quote On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:01:27 -0600 Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do you find out about the packages you compiled yourself, (conexant modem drivers) and the like? for packages you download, untar, '(./configure | make )' make install : You don't. You have to use your memory. if you are lucky, something is in /usr/local that you can trace. This is the reason people invented package managers. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
cool thanks On Tuesday 11 November 2003 12:19 am, Spider wrote: begin quote On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:01:27 -0600 Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do you find out about the packages you compiled yourself, (conexant modem drivers) and the like? for packages you download, untar, '(./configure | make )' make install : You don't. You have to use your memory. if you are lucky, something is in /usr/local that you can trace. This is the reason people invented package managers. //Spider -- Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Science is an atempt to investegate the mirical of life. The Martian Chronicles -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 23:23, Thomas Smith wrote: 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_chap3--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? The emerge command is what you're after. emerge -s term will search for term in the package database. When you are familiar you might like to: emerge gentoolkit emerge esearch for some extra tools. -- Tom Wesley signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 18:23, Thomas Smith wrote: 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_chap3--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? The best you'll get is the 'qpkg' program. Running qpkg by itself is supposed to return installed packages, but it appears to list everything in the portage database. Packages you have installed are marked with an *. Problem is, my limited knowledge of 'grep' doesn't allow me to filter those items marked that way... Hall -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
Thomas Smith wrote: 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. qpkg -nc -I | sed 's/-[0-9].*//g' | sort | uniq At the end of this section--http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-manual.xml#doc_chap3--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. emerge gentookit qpkg --help Can anyone direct me to the package or tools that I need in order to do this? have fun henti -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
Hall Stevenson wrote: The best you'll get is the 'qpkg' program. Running qpkg by itself is supposed to return installed packages, but it appears to list everything in the portage database. Packages you have installed are marked with an *. Problem is, my limited knowledge of 'grep' doesn't allow me to filter those items marked that way... Maybe you should try -I option ? #qpkg --help (...) In section Package Selection: -I, --installed Include only installed packages (...) -- Jiim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Querying the Portage database
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:53 am, Thomas Smith wrote: I'm new to Gentoo (switching from RH9) and have become used to RPMs and their query tools. Welcome to the Gentoo community. 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. Another tool you can use is epm (obtained through emerge app-portage/epm). It appearly has the same syntax as rpm which you may find useful. Definately look at the other suggestions as they may have more functionality though. - -- Daniel Black - -- Proudly a Gentoo Linux User. GnuPG/PGP signed and encrypted email preferred http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0x32A64DC8 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/ryWqTDSbtjKmTcgRAijKAJ9W+u+mE9i6lZKpk8r+EIITMl7CTACdFxjs Ovuqkxh7lOR5RlPcGe3SgoE= =Cjtz -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
