On 08/24/2010 03:17 PM, tpar...@etherstorm.net wrote: > On 8/24/2010 5:45 PM, Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote: >> A good idea might be to install the package app-portage/eix. It allows >> you to, amongst other things, to search for packages in case you're >> uncertain about a package name. The search will also tell you whether >> the package is installed, what version as well as what use-flags there >> are for the package. >> There are a lot of other benefits to this application so read the man >> page. > > Extremely useful, grabbing it now, thank you!
That's an understatement. I think, of all the portage tools out there, I have used eix the most. Of course, revdep-rebuild comes in second, but it's not even really close.
