On Sat, 07 Dec 2002 13:35:24 -0500 "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sounds good. > > One reason I use RPM is to track what's installed on my system. > Does Portage let you see what you have and what version ala rpm -q? > > > I switched from Caldera to Gentoo because of the package > > availability problem. So far Gentoo developers have not > > disappointed me. It seems like a week or two after something new > > comes out there is a Gentoo ebuild available for it, sometimes > > even sooner. There is a package list and a daily changelog on > > their website, check it out. Gentoo is easy to update & keep > > current. Works For Me (tm). > >
In a word, yes. Once you are up and running on gentoo, emerge the gentoolkit package, and you can query the packages easily. There is even a KDE/QT based gui interface to portage). Or, if you like simple *nix tools, just 'find /var/db/pkg -name "*.ebuild" | grep xyz' to get a list and look for a specific package xyz. The directory listed in the command is the installed packages database for portage. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area Gentoo 1.4 system _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
