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chilili
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 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: How to clean package.unmask package.keywords in easy way? |
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I have a long list in package.keywords, how to clean it in an easy way?
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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I think the best way is to jump in head first. I would start by saving backups of both those files for reference, then removing all packages from each file. At that point all you should need to do is this:
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emerge -DuN world
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The emerge system isn't necessary, but it is a smaller subset of packages that are pretty important, so I would start there.
In reality the process will likely not be very smooth and you will run into blockers, etc. Just follow portage's instructions and resolve issues one at a time. Another tip, is that sometimes when I have a particularly long emerge world to run, I will break things up into stages based on some core packages I have installed, which helps break things into logical steps (e.g. emerge -DupN xorg-server or emerge -DupN mozilla-firefox... you get the idea...). |
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slackline
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I wouldn't start from here 
The portage tool app-portage/autounmask is pretty handy.
Copy /etc/portage/package.unmask and /etc/portage/package.keywords to backups....
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cp /etc/portage/package.unmask /etc/portage/.package.unmask
cp /etc/portage/package.keywords /etc/portage/.package.keywords
emerge -av autounmask
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Then try updating world and see whats masked or is flagged for downgrade (you can tell this because it will have a [ D]' prior to the package to indicate its going to be downgraded..
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emerge -uDNpv @world @system
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Make a note of everything and then unmask each package with autounmask, tedious but it should work and once you start using autounmask it should all be a bit easier to manage in the future.
You might also want to tidy out your /var/lib/portage/world file and can use the app-portage/udept package to do this (although you'll need to autounmask it first).
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Gef
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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chilili,
Depending on what you mean by "cleaning", I would recommend eix-test-obsolete from app-portage/eix.
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forkboy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I use app-portage/portpeek |
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timeBandit
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