Gentoo Portage package manager

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The Gentoo Portage package manager is Gentoo Linux’s source-based package management system that automates compiling, installing, and updating software using ebuild scripts and dependency tracking.

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Gentoo Portage 0

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instanceOf free and open-source software
package manager
software distribution system
source-based package management system
auxiliaryCommand dispatch-conf
eix
emaint
equery
etc-update NERFINISHED
configurationDirectory /etc/portage
configurationFile /etc/portage/make.conf
defaultFrontEndCommand emerge
developedFor Gentoo Linux NERFINISHED
ebuildLanguage Bash NERFINISHED
inspired FreeBSD Ports collection NERFINISHED
license GPL-2
maintainedBy Gentoo Foundation NERFINISHED
Gentoo developers NERFINISHED
operatesOn source code
primaryFunction automated software compilation
software installation
software updating
storesEbuildsIn /var/db/repos/gentoo
storesInstalledPackageMetadataIn /var/db/pkg
supports USE flags
binary packages
dependency tracking
distributed compilation
mirrors
multiple architectures
package masking
slotting
supportsFeature build-time dependencies
optional dependencies via USE flags
package sets
per-package USE flags
per-package environment settings
per-package keywords
per-package masking
run-time dependencies
virtual packages
world file management
supportsOperatingSystem Gentoo Linux NERFINISHED
supportsRepositoryType git-based repository
rsync-based repository
uses ebuild scripts
usesFileFormat ebuild
worldFileLocation /var/lib/portage/world
writtenInLanguage Bash
Python NERFINISHED

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Gentoo ebuild repository usedBy Gentoo Portage package manager