emerge Command Examples
Gentoo Linux package manager utility. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#emerge.
- Synchronize all packages:
sudo emerge --sync
- Update all packages, including dependencies:
sudo emerge {{-avuDN|--ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse}} @world
- Resume a failed updated, skipping the failing package:
sudo emerge --resume --skipfirst
- Install a new package, with confirmation:
sudo emerge {{-av|--ask --verbose}} {{package}}
- Remove a package and its dependencies with confirmation:
sudo emerge {{-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean}} {{package}}
- Remove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but no longer required by any package):
sudo emerge {{-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean}}
- Search the package database for a keyword:
emerge {{-S|--searchdesc}} {{keyword}}