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eselect repository — An `eselect` module for configuring ebuild repositories for Portage. After enabling a repository, yo

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Problem

How to use the eselect repository command: An eselect module for configuring ebuild repositories for Portage. After enabling a repository, you have to run emerge --sync repo_name to download ebuilds. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eselect/Repository>.

Solution

eselect repository — An eselect module for configuring ebuild repositories for Portage. After enabling a repository, you have to run emerge --sync repo_name to download ebuilds. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eselect/Repository>.

List all ebuild repositories registered on <https://repos.gentoo.org>:

eselect repository list

List enabled repositories:

eselect repository list -i

Enable a repository from the list by its name or index from the list command:

eselect repository enable {{name|index}}

Enable an unregistered repository:

eselect repository add {{name}} {{rsync|git|mercurial|svn|...}} {{sync_uri}}

Disable repositories without removing their contents:

eselect repository disable {{repo1 repo2 ...}}

Disable repositories and remove their contents:

eselect repository remove {{repo1 repo2 ...}}

Create a local repository and enable it:

eselect repository create {{name}} {{path/to/repo}}

Code Snippets

List all ebuild repositories registered on <https://repos.gentoo.org>

eselect repository list

List enabled repositories

eselect repository list -i

Enable a repository from the list by its name or index from the `list` command

eselect repository enable {{name|index}}

Enable an unregistered repository

eselect repository add {{name}} {{rsync|git|mercurial|svn|...}} {{sync_uri}}

Disable repositories without removing their contents

eselect repository disable {{repo1 repo2 ...}}

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