how can i use portage to install the latest kernel?

berardel · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2018 Posts: 34 Location: United States

so im looking to install the 4.15 linux kernel version, is there a way to do this with portage? i cant find anything on it in the wiki

fedeliallalinea · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:40 pm Post subject:

New kernel versions are masked, you can unmask with /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords file
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1clue · Advocate Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 2569

I have this in /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/gentoo-sources:

skellr · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:48 am Post subject:

You can omit the version.