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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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2026-02-27

duckdb - 1.4.4

Ebuild name:

dev-db/duckdb-1.4.4

Description

high-performance analytical database system

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2026-02-27

element-desktop-bin - 1.12.11

Ebuild name:

net-im/element-desktop-bin-1.12.11

Description

A glossy Matrix collaboration client for desktop (binary package

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2026-02-27

file - 5.47

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sys-apps/file-5.47

Description

Identify a file's format by scanning binary data for patterns

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2026-02-27

framework-tool-tui - 0.8.0

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app-laptop/framework-tool-tui-0.8.0

Description

TUI for controlling and monitoring Framework Computers hardware

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2026-02-27

freerdp - 3.23.0

Ebuild name:

net-misc/freerdp-3.23.0

Description

Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol

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2026-02-27

gopls - 0.21.1

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dev-go/gopls-0.21.1

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2026-02-27

lutris - 0.5.22

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games-util/lutris-0.5.22

Description

An open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux

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2026-02-27

ngtcp2 - 1.21.0

Ebuild name:

net-libs/ngtcp2-1.21.0

Description

Implementation of the IETF QUIC Protocol

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2026-02-27

postgresql - 14.22

Ebuild name:

dev-db/postgresql-14.22

Description

PostgreSQL RDBMS

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2026-02-27

postgresql - 15.17

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dev-db/postgresql-15.17

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PostgreSQL RDBMS

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2026-02-27

postgresql - 16.13

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dev-db/postgresql-16.13

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PostgreSQL RDBMS

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2026-02-27

postgresql - 17.9

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dev-db/postgresql-17.9

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PostgreSQL RDBMS

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2026-02-27

postgresql - 18.3

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dev-db/postgresql-18.3

Description

PostgreSQL RDBMS

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2026-02-27

signal-desktop-bin - 8.0.0

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net-im/signal-desktop-bin-8.0.0

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Allows you to send and receive messages of Signal Messenger on your

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2026-02-27

synapse - 1.148.0

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net-im/synapse-1.148.0

Description

Reference implementation of Matrix homeserver

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2026-02-27

2026-02-26

ansible-compat - 25.12.1

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dev-python/ansible-compat-25.12.1

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Contains functions that facilitate working with various versions

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2026-02-26

awscli - 1.44.47

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app-admin/awscli-1.44.47

Description

Universal Command Line Environment for AWS

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2026-02-26

bandit - 1.9.4

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dev-python/bandit-1.9.4

Description

A security linter from OpenStack Security

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2026-02-26

boto3 - 1.42.57

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dev-python/boto3-1.42.57

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The AWS SDK for Python

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2026-02-26

botocore - 1.42.57

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dev-python/botocore-1.42.57

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Low-level, data-driven core of boto 3

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2026-02-26

ckb - 0.6.1-r1

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app-misc/ckb-0.6.1-r1

Description

Corsair K65/K70/K95 Driver

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2026-02-26

ckb - 0.6.2-r1

Ebuild name:

app-misc/ckb-0.6.2-r1

Description

Corsair K65/K70/K95 Driver

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2026-02-26

clang - 22.1.0-r2

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llvm-core/clang-22.1.0-r2

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C language family frontend for LLVM

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2026-02-26

cli11 - 2.6.2

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dev-cpp/cli11-2.6.2

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Command line parser for C++11

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2026-02-26

electrum-ecc - 0.0.7

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dev-python/electrum-ecc-0.0.7

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Pure python ctypes wrapper for libsecp256k1

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2026-02-26

fakeredis - 2.34.1

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dev-python/fakeredis-2.34.1

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Fake implementation of redis API for testing purposes

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2026-02-26

freeorion - 0.5.1.2

Ebuild name:

games-strategy/freeorion-0.5.1.2

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Free turn-based space empire and galactic conquest game

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2026-02-26

gfxreconstruct - 1.4.341.0

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dev-debug/gfxreconstruct-1.4.341.0

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Graphics API Capture and Replay Tools

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2026-02-26

install-xattr - 0.12

Ebuild name:

sys-apps/install-xattr-0.12

Description

Wrapper to coreutils install to preserve Filesystem Extended Attributes

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2026-02-26

leancrypto - 1.6.0-r3

Ebuild name:

dev-libs/leancrypto-1.6.0-r3

Description

Lean cryptographic library usable for bare-metal environments

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2026-02-26

libva-intel-media-driver - 26.1.2

Ebuild name:

media-libs/libva-intel-media-driver-26.1.2

Description

Intel Media Driver for VA-API (iHD)

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2026-02-26

llvm - 22.1.0-r2

Ebuild name:

llvm-core/llvm-22.1.0-r2

Description

Low Level Virtual Machine

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2026-02-26

mesa - 25.3.6

Ebuild name:

media-libs/mesa-25.3.6

Description

OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux

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2026-02-26

mesa - 26.0.1

Ebuild name:

media-libs/mesa-26.0.1

Description

OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux

Added to portage

2026-02-26

mesa_clc - 25.3.6

Ebuild name:

dev-util/mesa_clc-25.3.6

Description

mesa_clc tool used for building OpenCL C to SPIR-V

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2026-02-26

mesa_clc - 26.0.1

Ebuild name:

dev-util/mesa_clc-26.0.1

Description

mesa_clc tool used for building OpenCL C to SPIR-V

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2026-02-26

nanobind - 2.12.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/nanobind-2.12.0

Description

Tiny and efficient C++/Python bindings

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2026-02-26

nbxmpp - 7.1.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/nbxmpp-7.1.0

Description

Python library to use Jabber/XMPP networks in a non-blocking way

Added to portage

2026-02-26

pallets-sphinx-themes - 2.5.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/pallets-sphinx-themes-2.5.0

Description

Sphinx themes for Pallets and related projects

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2026-02-26

picard - 3.0.0_alpha3

Ebuild name:

media-sound/picard-3.0.0_alpha3

Description

Cross-platform music tagger

Added to portage

2026-02-26

pytest-check - 2.7.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/pytest-check-2.7.0

Description

pytest plugin that allows multiple failures per test

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2026-02-26

python-ironicclient - 6.0.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/python-ironicclient-6.0.0

Description

Python bindings for the Ironic API

Added to portage

2026-02-26

python-neutronclient - 11.8.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/python-neutronclient-11.8.0

Description

A client for the OpenStack Quantum API

Added to portage

2026-02-26

python-swiftclient - 4.10.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/python-swiftclient-4.10.0

Description

Python bindings to the OpenStack Object Storage API

Added to portage

2026-02-26

qtox - 1.18.4

Ebuild name:

net-im/qtox-1.18.4

Description

Instant messaging client using the encrypted p2p Tox protocol

Added to portage

2026-02-26

redis - 7.2.1

Ebuild name:

dev-python/redis-7.2.1

Description

Python client for Redis key-value store

Added to portage

2026-02-26

sphinx-autodoc-typehints - 3.8.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/sphinx-autodoc-typehints-3.8.0

Description

Type hints support for the Sphinx autodoc extension

Added to portage

2026-02-26

stripe - 14.4.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/stripe-14.4.0

Description

Stripe Python bindings

Added to portage

2026-02-26

tempest - 46.1.0

Ebuild name:

dev-python/tempest-46.1.0

Description

OpenStack Integration Testing

Added to portage

2026-02-26

tox - 0.2.22

Ebuild name:

net-libs/tox-0.2.22

Description

Encrypted P2P, messaging, and audio/video calling platform

Added to portage

2026-02-26

tox - 4.46.3

Ebuild name:

dev-python/tox-4.46.3

Description

virtualenv-based automation of test activities

Added to portage

2026-02-26

toxic - 0.16.2

Ebuild name:

net-im/toxic-0.16.2

Description

A curses-based client for Tox

Added to portage

2026-02-26

translate-toolkit - 3.19.2

Ebuild name:

dev-python/translate-toolkit-3.19.2

Description

Toolkit to convert between many translation formats

Added to portage

2026-02-26

virtualenv - 20.39.1

Ebuild name:

dev-python/virtualenv-20.39.1

Description

Virtual Python Environment builder

Added to portage

2026-02-26

xkbcomp - 1.5.0-r2

Ebuild name:

x11-apps/xkbcomp-1.5.0-r2

Description

XKB keyboard description compiler

Added to portage

2026-02-26

xkeyboard-config - 2.47

Ebuild name:

x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-2.47

Description

X keyboard configuration database

Added to portage

2026-02-26

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