On 3/9/06, Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> eix <package>
* app-portage/eix
Latest version available: 0.3.0-r2
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 281 kB
Homepage: http://eixwiki.unfoog.de
Description: Small utility for searching ebuilds with indexing
for fast results
License: GPL-2
> > epm -ql
* app-portage/epm
Latest version available: 0.9.0
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 10 kB
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org/~agriffis/epm/
Description: rpm workalike for Gentoo Linux
License: GPL-2
>
> Where are these trick tools found?
Answered ;) emerge -s <stuff>
>
> Maybe I'm way out of date but here is what I'd use:
>
> First (equery is part of app-portage/gentoolkit)
> (Go thru the man page of course)
> It has many of the same functions you may have used with rpm.
>
> o See list of all *installed* software.
> equery list
>
> Browse available software that can be installed.
> (esearch is found in app-portage/esearch)
> esearch REGEX to find stuff on you current portage tree.
> someone already posted the packages page for stuff
> that may not be on your tree yet.
>
> o See what version of a particular software package is installed.
>
> equery list <pkg>
>
> I also use a sometimes quicker way:
> esearch <pkg> or REGEX since esearch output also shows what is
> installed and what is not.
>
> o See if any new versions of *installed* software are available.
>
> This would involve synching your portage tree which have much more
> repercussions than you want so use the URL posted for packages.
>
> Here is another you will use a lot. It works like:
> rpm -f /path/file
>
> equery belongs /path/file
>
> A quick way to find out what package contains a binary tool you
> already have installed.
>
> (an easy one)
> # equery belongs `which dd`
>
> [ Searching for file(s) /usr/bin/dd in *... ]
> sys-apps/coreutils-5.94-r1 (/usr/bin/dd -> /bin/dd)
>
> That gives you the address of the package this tool resides in on the
> portage tree (/usr/portage/ is dropped off the front end)
>
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>
Yours work too, and are a single package, I just found eix because it
is fast, and never heard of epm till this thread comes up, but it
seems great for ex-rpm users...
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