Using paludis for dummies

jan — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:31:42 +0000

This should be a quickstart for using paludis and not an alternative for reading the whole documentation!

Sync the configured repositories:

# paludis -s

Installing a package:

# paludis -i category/packagename

Updating the system:

# paludis -i world

Uninstalling a package:

# paludis -u category/packagename

Note: All the above commands accept the –pretend parameter to see what will be happening.

Searching for a package:

# paludis -q packagename

# inquisitio packagename

Reinstalling all installed packages:

# paludis -i –dl-reinstall always everything

Discarding blockers:

# paludis -i category/package –dl-blocks discard

Finding and reinstalling broken packages:

# reconcilio

Installing a package and update only required dependencies:

# paludis -i package –dl-upgrade as-needed

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