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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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awscli - 1.45.9

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Universal Command Line Environment for AWS

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boto3 - 1.43.9

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The AWS SDK for Python

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botocore - 1.43.9

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Low-level, data-driven core of boto 3

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c-blosc2 - 3.0.3

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Blocking, shuffling and lossless compression library

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chromium - 150.0.7838.0

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Open-source version of Google Chrome web browser

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dbus-fast - 4.2.5

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A faster version of dbus-next

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displaycal-py3 - 3.9.17-r1

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dist-kernel - 5.10.256

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dist-kernel - 6.1.173

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dist-kernel - 6.12.89

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dist-kernel - 6.18.31

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Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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dist-kernel - 6.6.139

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Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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dist-kernel - 7.0.8

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Virtual to depend on any Distribution Kernel

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dropbox - 252.4.3485

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Dropbox daemon (pretends to be GUI-less)

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dump1090 - 11.0-r1

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editres - 1.1.1

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a dynamic resource editor for X Toolkit applications

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System and process monitor written with EFL

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fatsort - 1.7.1

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Sorts files on FAT16/32 partitions, ideal for basic audio players

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ffmpeg-chromium - 150

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FFmpeg built specifically for codec support in Chromium-based brows

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filezilla - 3.70.5

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FTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface

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flatpak-builder - 1.4.8

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Tool to build flatpaks from source

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freepg - 2.5.20

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Cross-distro GnuPG fork focused on OpenPGP compliance

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gcc - 13.4.1_p20260513

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The GNU Compiler Collection

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gcc - 14.3.1_p20260514

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The GNU Compiler Collection

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gcc - 15.2.1_p20260515

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The GNU Compiler Collection

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gentoo-kernel - 5.10.256

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 5.15.207

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 6.1.173

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 6.12.89

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 6.18.31

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 6.6.139

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel - 7.0.8

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Linux kernel built with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 5.10.256

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 5.15.207

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.1.173

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.12.89

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.18.31

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sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.31

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 6.6.139

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sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.139

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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gentoo-kernel-bin - 7.0.8

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Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches

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glslang - 1.4.350.0

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Khronos reference front-end for GLSL and ESSL, and sample SPIR-V generat

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google-auth - 2.53.0

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dev-python/google-auth-2.53.0

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Google Authentication Library

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grilo-plugins - 0.3.18-r2

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media-plugins/grilo-plugins-0.3.18-r2

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A collection of plugins for the Grilo framework

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iterable-io - 1.0.2

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Adapt generators and other iterables to a file-like interface

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jaraco-functools - 4.5.0

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Additional functions used by other projects by developer jaraco

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libiio - 0.26-r5

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Library for interfacing with IIO devices

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mac - 12.93

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Monkey's Audio Codecs

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magic-wormhole-mailbox-server - 0.8.0

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mesa - 26.0.7

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OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux

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mesa_clc - 26.0.7

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dev-util/mesa_clc-26.0.7

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mesa_clc tool used for building OpenCL C to SPIR-V

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microsoft-edge - 148.0.3967.70

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www-client/microsoft-edge-148.0.3967.70

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The web browser from Microsoft

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multiple-cursors - 1.5.0

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Multiple cursors for Emacs

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nanovna-saver - 0.6.8-r2

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tool for reading, displaying and saving data from the NanoVNA

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nanovna-saver - 0.7.3-r1

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tool for reading, displaying and saving data from the NanoVNA

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nss - 3.124

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Mozilla's Network Security Services library that implements PKI support

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numpy - 2.4.5

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pf-sources - 7.0_p4

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Qt SQL driver plugin for SQLCipher

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samba - 4.24.2

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Samba Suite Version 4

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shaderc - 2026.2

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Collection of tools, libraries and tests for shader compilation

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slack - 4.50.121

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soapysdr - 0.8.1-r3

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vendor and platform neutral SDR support library

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spirv-headers - 1.4.350.0

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Machine-readable files for the SPIR-V Registry

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spirv-tools - 1.4.350.0

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tifffile - 2026.5.15

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vanilla-kernel - 5.10.256

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vanilla-kernel - 5.15.207

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vanilla-kernel - 6.1.173

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vanilla-kernel - 6.12.89

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vanilla-kernel - 6.18.31

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Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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vanilla-kernel - 6.6.139

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Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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vanilla-kernel - 7.0.8

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Linux kernel built from vanilla upstream sources

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vivaldi - 7.9.3970.67

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A browser for our friends

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vulkan-headers - 1.4.350.0

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dev-util/vulkan-headers-1.4.350.0

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Vulkan Header files and API registry

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vulkan-layers - 1.4.350.0

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media-libs/vulkan-layers-1.4.350.0

Description

Vulkan Validation Layers

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vulkan-loader - 1.4.350.0

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media-libs/vulkan-loader-1.4.350.0

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Vulkan Installable Client Driver (ICD) Loader

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vulkan-tools - 1.4.350.0

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dev-util/vulkan-tools-1.4.350.0

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Official Vulkan Tools and Utilities for Windows, Linux, Android, an

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vulkan-utility-libraries - 1.4.350.0

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dev-util/vulkan-utility-libraries-1.4.350.0

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Share code across various Vulkan repositories

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wine-staging - 11.9

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app-emulation/wine-staging-11.9

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Free implementation of Windows(tm) on Unix, with Wine-Staging patch

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wine-vanilla - 11.9

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app-emulation/wine-vanilla-11.9

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zellij - 0.44.3

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app-misc/zellij-0.44.3

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A terminal workspace with batteries included

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zen-sources - 7.0.8

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The Zen Kernel Live Sources

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2026-05-16

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