eix
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eix is a set of utilities for searching and diffing your local portage-tree and overlays using a binary cache.
It is made to be more efficient and flexible than emerge's search functionality, comes with colorized output and helps you to more easily find the package information you need.
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Installation
Install app-portage/eix:
root # emerge --ask eixafter the installation has finished, it is important to update the cache and index all packages on the system.
Updating the cache
Running following command will update the local eix cache and index all packages on the system.
root # eix-updateIf overlays are used, it is recommended to configure eix to synchronize them too:
File/etc/eix-sync.conf
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To spare out some typing work, run following command:
root # eix-syncwhich is shorthand to run these commands sequentially:
root # emerge --sync
root # eix-update
root # eix-diffAdding overlays to the cache
To search not only in the portage tree but all the overlays, add overlays to the cache
root # eix-remote updateroot # eix-syncSearching for packages
Examples:
Simple search
To find package names containing kernel keyword:
user $ eix kernel
* app-admin/eclean-kernel
Available versions: (~)0.3 {{python_targets_python2_6 python_targets_python2_7}}
Homepage: https://bitbucket.org/mgorny/eclean-kernel/
Description: Remove outdated built kernels
* app-doc/linux-kernel-in-a-nutshell
Available versions: 1
Homepage: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/
Description: Linux Kernel in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
* games-misc/fortune-mod-kernelcookies
Available versions: 9 {{offensive}}
Homepage: http://www.schwarzvogel.de/software-misc.shtml
Description: A collection of funny lines from the Linux kernel
* net-fs/openafs-kernel
Available versions: 1.4.14 (~)1.4.14.1 (~)1.6.0 (~)1.6.1_pre1 (~)1.6.1 {{kernel_linux}}
Homepage: http://www.openafs.org/
Description: The OpenAFS distributed file system kernel module
* sec-policy/selinux-kerneloops
Available versions: [M]2.20120215 [M](~)2.20120215-r1
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/selinux/
Description: SELinux policy for kerneloops
* sys-cluster/drbd-kernel
Available versions: 8.0.16 (~)8.3.6 (~)8.3.8.1 {{kernel_linux}}
Homepage: http://www.drbd.org
Description: mirror/replicate block-devices across a network-connection
* sys-cluster/gfs-kernel
Available versions: 2.03.09 {{kernel_linux}}
Homepage: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/
Description: GFS kernel module
[I] sys-kernel/genkernel
Available versions: 3.4.16 (~)3.4.16.1 3.4.20 (~)3.4.21.2 (~)3.4.22.1 (~)3.4.23.1 (~)3.4.24 3.4.24_p1 (~)3.4.25.1 (~)3.4.26 (~)3.4.27 (~)3.4.28 (~)3.4.29 (~)3.4.32 (~)3.4.33.1 (~)3.4.34 (~)3.4.35 (~)3.4.36 **9999 {{crypt cryptsetup ibm selinux}}
Installed versions: 3.4.36(01:30:10 AM 07/01/2012)(crypt -cryptsetup -ibm -selinux)
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org
Description: Gentoo automatic kernel building scripts
Found 8 matches.
Searching for installed packages
Searching for installed -I packages:
user $ eix -I kernel
[I] sys-kernel/genkernel
Available versions: 3.4.16 (~)3.4.16.1 3.4.20 (~)3.4.21.2 (~)3.4.22.1 (~)3.4.23.1 (~)3.4.24 3.4.24_p1 (~)3.4.25.1 (~)3.4.26 (~)3.4.27 (~)3.4.28 (~)3.4.29 (~)3.4.32 (~)3.4.33.1 (~)3.4.34 (~)3.4.35 (~)3.4.36 **9999 {{crypt cryptsetup ibm selinux}}
Installed versions: 3.4.36(01:30:10 AM 07/01/2012)(crypt -cryptsetup -ibm -selinux)
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org
Description: Gentoo automatic kernel building scripts
Searching in package descriptions
Searching in package descriptions -S, printing out results in a compact -c list:
user $ eix -S -c corba
[N] dev-ada/polyorb (~2.1.0): A CORBA implementation for Ada
[I] dev-libs/libIDL (0.8.14{tbz2}@07/10/11): CORBA tree builder
[N] gnome-base/libbonobo (2.24.3): GNOME CORBA framework
[I] gnome-base/orbit (2.14.19-r1(2){tbz2}@07/10/11): ORBit2 is a high-performance CORBA ORB
[N] net-misc/mico (~2.3.13-r5): A freely available and fully compliant implementation of the CORBA standard
[N] net-misc/omniORB (4.1.4-r1): A robust, high-performance CORBA 2 ORB
Searching in package categories
Searching for certain category -C print out a compact -c results list:
user $ eix -C -c app-officeext
[N] app-officeext/barcode (1.3.5.0): Extension for reading barcodes
[N] app-officeext/ct2n (1.4.0): Extension for converting text to numbers
[N] app-officeext/dmaths (3.4.2.2): Mathematics Formula Editor Extension
[N] app-officeext/languagetool (1.7): Style and Grammar Checker for libreoffice
[N] app-officeext/ooo2gd (3.0.0): Extension for export to Google docs, zoho and WebDAV
[N] app-officeext/sun-templates (~1.0.0): Collection of sun templates for various countries.
[N] app-officeext/texmaths (0.35): LaTeX Equation Editor for LibreOffice
Searching for installed obsolete packages
Searching for obsolete packages on the system:
user $ eix-test-obsolete
No non-matching entries in /etc/portage/package.keywords.
Non-matching entries in /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords:
net-wireless/iwl5000-code ~amd64
app-text/xpdf ~amd64
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No non-matching entries in /etc/portage/package.mask.
No non-matching entries in /etc/portage/package.unmask.
No non-matching or empty entries in /etc/portage/package.use.
No non-matching or empty entries in /etc/portage/package.env.
No non-matching or empty entries in /etc/portage/package.license.
No non-matching or empty entries in /etc/portage/package.cflags.
The names of all installed packages are in the database.
Redundant in /etc/portage/package.{,accept_}keywords:
... considered as REDUNDANT_IF_WEAKER
[I] www-client/firefox-bin (14.0.1{tbz2}@02/08/12): Firefox Web Browser
[I] www-client/opera-next (12.50.1546{tbz2}@17/08/12): A fast and secure web browser and Internet suite
[N] www-client/seamonkey-bin (2.11): Mozilla Application Suite - web browser, email, HTML editor, IRC
Found 3 matches.
... considered as REDUNDANT_IF_NO_CHANGE
[I] app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools (1.60-r1{tbz2}@18/01/12): Linux kernel laptop_mode user-space utilities
[I] media-sound/ncmpc (0.20{tbz2}@02/04/12): A ncurses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)
[I] media-sound/ncmpcpp (0.5.10{tbz2}@02/04/12): An ncurses mpd client, ncmpc clone with some new features, written in C++
[N] media-sound/pms ((~)0.42{tbz2}): Practical Music Search: an open source ncurses client for mpd, written in C++
[I] www-client/opera (12.01.1532{tbz2}@02/08/12): A fast and secure web browser and Internet suite
[N] www-client/seamonkey-bin (2.11): Mozilla Application Suite - web browser, email, HTML editor, IRC
[I] www-plugins/adobe-flash (11.2.202.238{tbz2}@18/08/12): Adobe Flash Player
[I] x11-misc/dclock (2.2.2_p4{tbz2}@02/04/12): Digital clock for the X window system.
[I] x11-misc/xosview (1.9.3{tbz2}@29/04/12): X11 operating system viewer
[I] x11-wm/fvwm (2.6.5{tbz2}[2]@12/05/12): An extremely powerful ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager
[1] "mpd" /var/lib/layman/mpd
[2] "testing" /usr/local/portage
Found 10 matches.
Not installed but in /etc/portage/package.{,accept_}keywords:
[N] media-sound/pms ((~)0.42{tbz2}): Practical Music Search: an open source ncurses client for mpd, written in C++
[N] www-client/seamonkey-bin (2.11): Mozilla Application Suite - web browser, email, HTML editor, IRC
[N] x11-libs/libaosd ((~)0.2.7{tbz2}): An advanced on screen display (OSD) library
[N] x11-plugins/wmtime ((~)1.0_beta2_p10): applet which displays the date and time in a dockable tile
Found 5 matches.
No redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.mask
No uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.mask
No redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.unmask
No uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.unmask
Skipping check: redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.use
Skipping check: uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.use
Skipping check: redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.env
Skipping check: uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.env
No redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.license
No uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.license
Skipping check: redundant entries in /etc/portage/package.cflags
Skipping check: uninstalled entries in /etc/portage/package.cflags
Installed packages with a version not in the database (or masked):
[D] sys-fs/udev (171-r6{tbz2}@26/05/12 -> ??): Linux dynamic and persistent device naming support (aka userspace devfs)
[D] x11-misc/xmobar (0.13{tbz2}@21/03/12 -> ~0.14): A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar
Found 2 matches.
See also
- http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20061106-newsletter.xml#doc_chap4
- http://blogs.gentoo.org/genstef/2006/11/03/searching_for_ebuilds_in_overlays_that_a/
