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emerge — Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https:

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Problem

How to use the emerge command: Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#emerge>.

Solution

emerge — Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#emerge>.

Synchronize all packages:

sudo emerge --sync

Update all packages, including dependencies:

sudo emerge {{[-avuDN|--ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse]}} @world

Resume a failed update, skipping the failing package:

sudo emerge --resume --skipfirst

Install a new package, with confirmation:

sudo emerge {{[-av|--ask --verbose]}} {{package}}

Remove a package and its dependencies with confirmation:

sudo emerge {{[-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean]}} {{package}}

Remove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but no longer required by any package):

sudo emerge {{[-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean]}}

Search the package database for a keyword:

emerge {{[-S|--searchdesc]}} {{keyword}}

Code Snippets

Synchronize all packages

sudo emerge --sync

Update all packages, including dependencies

sudo emerge {{[-avuDN|--ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse]}} @world

Resume a failed update, skipping the failing package

sudo emerge --resume --skipfirst

Install a new package, with confirmation

sudo emerge {{[-av|--ask --verbose]}} {{package}}

Remove a package and its dependencies with confirmation

sudo emerge {{[-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean]}} {{package}}

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