Util-linux

The util-linux suite Article description::contains userspace utilities for Linux specific system management including device control, terminal logins, process management, and tty messaging. It is a fundamental block of userspace utilities for Linux systems.

Gentoo includes util-linux package in the @system set.

kill
Enabling the  USE flag will typically creates a conflict between the  and  packages. Both packages include the command, and both packages are capable of conditionally building the  utility by setting the   USE flag (in fact,  also includes support for a  command).

Gentoo toolchain developers have decided the package will be the default provider of the  utility for the @system set.

tty-helpers
The, , and utilities are installed using the   USE flag. This can be viewed by scrolling down in USE flags section above.

For security reasons, these utilities are disabled by default.

Usage
There are many utilities included in with the util-linux package. Installed utilities can be obtained by the following command:

Alternatively the following command can be used if the suite is installed:

Troubleshooting

 * Gentoo Forums: su stopped working