Gentoo Linux Howtos: Tips&Tricks

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How to make X listen on port 6000

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why adblockers are bad

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Website translation planned

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Compile Time Estimator integrated into genlop

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Exploring portage features

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Speeding up configure runs with confcache

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Adding extra options to the configure call during emerge

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Another alternative for installing Gentoo

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Bootup with the Gentoo 2006.0 logo

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Query gentoo.linuxhowtos.org portagetree from within Konqueror

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Changing the DHCP Timeout

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Portage magic

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Hotplugging? Coldplugging!

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Querying Portage with etcat

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Editing USE flags with ufed and euse

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Using qpkg

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Using the Gentoo Log Parser (genlop)

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Recovering the root password

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Comparing Files

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Specifying only needed locales

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nice and PORTAGE_NICENESS

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Portage's new '--newuse' option

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2025-12-20

cryptsetup - 2.8.3

Ebuild name:

sys-fs/cryptsetup-2.8.3

Description

Tool to setup encrypted devices with dm-crypt

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2025-12-20

ena-driver - 2.16.1

Ebuild name:

net-misc/ena-driver-2.16.1

Description

Amazon EC2 Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) kernel driver

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2025-12-20

igt-gpu-tools - 2.3

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x11-apps/igt-gpu-tools-2.3

Description

Intel GPU userland tools

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2025-12-20

minitest - 6.0.0

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dev-ruby/minitest-6.0.0

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minitest/unit is a small and fast replacement for ruby's huge and slow test

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2025-12-20

minitest-global_expectations - 1.0.2

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dev-ruby/minitest-global_expectations-1.0.2

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Support minitest expectation methods for all objects

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2025-12-20

minitest-hooks - 1.5.3

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dev-ruby/minitest-hooks-1.5.3

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Adds around and before_all/after_all/around_all hooks for Minitest

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2025-12-20

picard - 3.0_pre20251219

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media-sound/picard-3.0_pre20251219

Description

Cross-platform music tagger

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rss - 0.3.2

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dev-ruby/rss-0.3.2

Description

Family of libraries that support various formats of XML feeds

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2025-12-20

s390-tools - 2.40.0-r1

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sys-apps/s390-tools-2.40.0-r1

Description

User space utilities for the zSeries (s390) Linux kernel and device d

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scribus - 1.7.1

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app-office/scribus-1.7.1

Description

Desktop publishing (DTP) and layout program

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vlc - 3.0.22

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media-video/vlc-3.0.22

Description

Media player and framework with support for most multimedia files and stream

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xorg-proto - 2025.1

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x11-base/xorg-proto-2025.1

Description

X.Org combined protocol headers

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awscli - 1.44.3

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app-admin/awscli-1.44.3

Description

Universal Command Line Environment for AWS

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bacula - 15.0.3-r3

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app-backup/bacula-15.0.3-r3

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Featureful client/server network backup suite

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2025-12-19

boto3 - 1.42.13

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dev-python/boto3-1.42.13

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The AWS SDK for Python

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botocore - 1.42.13

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dev-python/botocore-1.42.13

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Low-level, data-driven core of boto 3

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2025-12-19

cfn-lint - 1.43.1

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dev-python/cfn-lint-1.43.1

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CloudFormation Linter

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cliff - 4.13.1

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dev-python/cliff-4.13.1

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Command Line Interface Formulation Framework

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2025-12-19

debug - 1.11.1

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dev-ruby/debug-1.11.1

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Debugging functionality for Ruby

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2025-12-19

deno-bin - 2.6.2

Ebuild name:

dev-lang/deno-bin-2.6.2

Description

Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript

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2025-12-19

dist-kernel - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

virtual/dist-kernel-6.12.63

Description

Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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2025-12-19

dist-kernel - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

virtual/dist-kernel-6.17.13

Description

Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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2025-12-19

dist-kernel - 6.18.2

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virtual/dist-kernel-6.18.2

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Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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2025-12-19

docutils - 0.22.4

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dev-python/docutils-0.22.4

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Python Documentation Utilities (reference reStructuredText impl.)

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2025-12-19

dropbear - 2025.89

Ebuild name:

net-misc/dropbear-2025.89

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Small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments

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2025-12-19

e3-core - 22.10.0

Ebuild name:

dev-ada/e3-core-22.10.0

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Ease the development of portable automated build systems

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2025-12-19

e3-core - 22.8.0

Ebuild name:

dev-ada/e3-core-22.8.0

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Ease the development of portable automated build systems

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2025-12-19

egl-gbm - 1.1.3_pre20251125

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gui-libs/egl-gbm-1.1.3_pre20251125

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NVIDIA GBM EGL external platform library

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2025-12-19

fastfetch - 2.56.1

Ebuild name:

app-misc/fastfetch-2.56.1

Description

Fast neofetch-like system information tool

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2025-12-19

firefox - 146.0.1

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www-client/firefox-146.0.1

Description

Firefox Web Browser

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2025-12-19

firefox-bin - 146.0.1

Ebuild name:

www-client/firefox-bin-146.0.1

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Firefox Web Browser

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2025-12-19

fldigi - 4.2.11

Ebuild name:

media-radio/fldigi-4.2.11

Description

Sound card based multimode software modem for Amateur Radio use

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2025-12-19

flrig - 2.0.10

Ebuild name:

media-radio/flrig-2.0.10

Description

Transceiver control program for Amateur Radio use

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-6.12.63

Description

Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-6.17.13

Description

Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel - 6.18.2

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-6.18.2

Description

Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.63

Description

Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.17.13

Description

Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.18.2

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.2

Description

Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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2025-12-19

gentoo-sources - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-6.12.63

Description

Full sources including the Gentoo patchset for the . kernel tree

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2025-12-19

gentoo-sources - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-6.17.13

Description

Full sources including the Gentoo patchset for the . kernel tree

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2025-12-19

gentoo-sources - 6.18.2

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-6.18.2

Description

Full sources including the Gentoo patchset for the . kernel tree

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2025-12-19

gromacs - 2026_rc

Ebuild name:

sci-chemistry/gromacs-2026_rc

Description

The ultimate molecular dynamics simulation package

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2025-12-19

haproxy - 2.8.17

Ebuild name:

net-proxy/haproxy-2.8.17

Description

A TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments

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2025-12-19

haproxy - 3.3.1

Ebuild name:

net-proxy/haproxy-3.3.1

Description

A TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments

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2025-12-19

linode-cli - 5.65.0

Ebuild name:

app-admin/linode-cli-5.65.0

Description

Official command-line interface for interacting with the Linode API

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2025-12-19

maxitest - 6.1.0

Ebuild name:

dev-ruby/maxitest-6.1.0

Description

Minitest + all the features you always wanted

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2025-12-19

mkdocs-material - 9.7.1

Ebuild name:

dev-python/mkdocs-material-9.7.1

Description

A Material Design theme for MkDocs

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2025-12-19

nvidia-drivers - 580.94.13

Ebuild name:

x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-580.94.13

Description

NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver

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2025-12-19

nvidia-drivers - 590.48.01

Ebuild name:

x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-590.48.01

Description

NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver

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2025-12-19

org-mode - 9.7.39

Ebuild name:

app-emacs/org-mode-9.7.39

Description

An Emacs mode for notes and project planning

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2025-12-19

org-mode - 9999

Ebuild name:

app-emacs/org-mode-9999

Description

An Emacs mode for notes and project planning

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2025-12-19

phonenumbers - 9.0.21

Ebuild name:

dev-python/phonenumbers-9.0.21

Description

Python port of Google's libphonenumber

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2025-12-19

pixi - 0.62.1

Ebuild name:

dev-util/pixi-0.62.1

Description

A package management and workflow tool

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2025-12-19

postfix - 3.11_pre20251218

Ebuild name:

mail-mta/postfix-3.11_pre20251218

Description

A fast and secure drop-in replacement for sendmail

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2025-12-19

prism - 1.7.0

Ebuild name:

dev-ruby/prism-1.7.0

Description

Prism Ruby parser

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2025-12-19

pytest-reserial - 0.6.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/pytest-reserial-0.6.0

Description

Pytest plugin for recording and replaying serial port traffic duri

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2025-12-19

qmidiarp - 0.7.1_p20251217

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media-sound/qmidiarp-0.7.1_p20251217

Description

Arpeggiator, sequencer and MIDI LFO for ALSA

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2025-12-19

ruff - 0.14.10

Ebuild name:

dev-util/ruff-0.14.10

Description

An extremely fast Python linter, written in Rust

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2025-12-19

scikit-image - 0.26.0_rc2

Ebuild name:

dev-python/scikit-image-0.26.0_rc2

Description

Image processing routines for SciPy

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2025-12-19

soupsieve - 2.8.1

Ebuild name:

dev-python/soupsieve-2.8.1

Description

A modern CSS selector implementation for BeautifulSoup

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2025-12-19

tins - 1.49.0

Ebuild name:

dev-ruby/tins-1.49.0

Description

All the stuff that isn't good enough for a real library

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2025-12-19

translate-toolkit - 3.17.5

Ebuild name:

dev-python/translate-toolkit-3.17.5

Description

Toolkit to convert between many translation formats

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2025-12-19

vanilla-kernel - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-6.12.63

Description

Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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2025-12-19

vanilla-kernel - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-6.17.13

Description

Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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2025-12-19

vanilla-kernel - 6.18.2

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-6.18.2

Description

Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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2025-12-19

vanilla-sources - 6.12.63

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-6.12.63

Description

Full sources for the Linux kernel

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2025-12-19

vanilla-sources - 6.17.13

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-6.17.13

Description

Full sources for the Linux kernel

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2025-12-19

vanilla-sources - 6.18.2

Ebuild name:

sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-6.18.2

Description

Full sources for the Linux kernel

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2025-12-19

virtualbox - 7.2.4-r1

Ebuild name:

app-emulation/virtualbox-7.2.4-r1

Description

Family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise and

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2025-12-19

voluptuous - 0.16.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/voluptuous-0.16.0

Description

A Python data validation library

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2025-12-19

whenever - 0.9.4

Ebuild name:

dev-python/whenever-0.9.4

Description

Modern datetime library for Python

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2025-12-19

xwaylandvideobridge - 0.4.0_p20250215

Ebuild name:

gui-apps/xwaylandvideobridge-0.4.0_p20250215

Description

Screenshare Wayland windows to XWayland apps

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2025-12-19

zfs - 2.4.0

Ebuild name:

sys-fs/zfs-2.4.0

Description

Linux kernel module and userland utilities for ZFS

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2025-12-19

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