Step-by-step – Gentoo Install Package Getting Started Guide

Getting Started

2. 2. Synchronizing Portage

   To Synchronize the Ports Collection
   Simply play:

   sudo emerge --sync

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

3. 3. Searching Stuff

   Search/Find Packages
   Play:

   emerge -q pAcKaGeNaMe

   Course replacing “pAcKaGeNaMe” with your searching Keyword in the above.

4. 4. Installing Packages

   Installing New Packages
   Run:

   sudo emerge pAcKaGeNaMe

   Use the “ask” Flag to get a preview of the installed Packages as:

   sudo emerge --ask pAcKaGeNaMe