Binary Packages?

GSnake · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:59 am Post subject: Binary Packages?

How do I use them? I can't re-compile Firefox and/or Chromium each time I'd like to update my rig

Thank you!

GFCCAE6xF · Apprentice Joined: 06 Aug 2012 Posts: 295

Remove Firefox and Chromium then # emerge firefox-bin google-chrome

GSnake · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:05 am Post subject:

Yeah but I'm not referring ONLY to those 2 packages... is there some kind of repository of bins?

asturm · Developer Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 8935

How much sense does it make to run Gentoo then?

Anyway, List of public BINHOST servers

i92guboj · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:17 am Post subject:

Just use Sabayon.

http://www.sabayon.org/

GSnake · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:18 am Post subject:

I'm not asking for A COMPLETE BINARY SYSTEM but only for some apps... this is why I use Gentoo.

Take it easy!

BTW, thank you for you support! How can I add a BINHOST server?

EDIT: I can't read ahah! I just noticed that the link explained how to use them. Thanks!

asturm · Developer Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 8935

I have never looked into it, but maybe there is a way to define for which packages to always use binpkgs.

Martux · Veteran Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 1917

You can add equo (Sabayon's package manager) to Gentoo as well. I once tried this for installing several binary packages but in my case it didn't worked so well. It installed and synced but when I tried to install my packages, it conflicted with the portage versions and wanted to pull a lot of dependencies. It is interesting and fun to do and probably worth the try.
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khayyam · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:28 am Post subject: