emerge
Gentoo Linux package manager utility. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>.
Synchronize all packages
sudo emerge --syncIdentifyUpdate all packages, including dependencies
sudo emerge --ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse @worldIdentifyResume a failed update, skipping the failing package
sudo emerge --resume --skipfirstIdentifyInstall a new package, with confirmation
sudo emerge --ask --verbose packageIdentifyRemove a package and its dependencies with confirmation
sudo emerge --ask --verbose --depclean packageIdentifyRemove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but no longer required by any package)
sudo emerge --ask --verbose --depcleanIdentifySearch the package database for a keyword
emerge --searchdesc keywordIdentify