Translations:Ebuild repository/3/en

Since package repositories are nothing more (or less) than a set of files (ebuilds, metadata files, ChangeLog entries ...) these repositories can be pulled in from public repositories (git, cvs, svn ...) or downloaded as tarballs and extracted manually on the system. It is however well advised to use managed repositories by trusted third parties as any installed overlay will cause Portage to look into those files as well when deciding which software to install.