Gentoo Package Management

1. Sync the local cache with the portage tree

emerge --sync

2. Examine which packages will be updated

emerge world -uDvp

3. Update local packages if all looks correct

emerge world -uDv

4. Verify all reverse dependencies are satisfied

revdep-rebuild -v

5. Check for extra or erroneous packages

emerge --depclean -pv

6. Remove or add to world file packages from previous step

a. Add to world file

  emerge --noreplace <package>

b. Remove

   emerge --depclean -v

Refresh metadata in local cache

emerge --metadata

To build a binary from an installed application, use the 'quickpkg' command:

quickpkg openoffice

To build a binary while installing an application, use the --buildpkg option:

emerge openoffice --buildpkg -v

1. You must specify a repository location, then specify that the package should be binary and not compiled...

Specify PORTAGE_BINHOST in /etc/make.conf