tldr/linux/emerge.md

emerge

Gentoo Linux package manager utility

• synchronize all packages

emerge --sync

• update all packages, including dependencies

emerge -uDNav @world

• resume a failed updated, skipping the failing package

emerge --resume --skipfirst

• install a new package, with confirmation

emerge -av {{package-name}}

• remove a package, with confirmation

emerge -Cav {{package-name}}

• remove orphaned packages (that were installed only as dependencies)

emerge -avc

• search the package database for a keyword

emerge -S {{keyword}}