/etc/portage/package.mask
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/etc/portage/package.mask is a file, or a directory of files, controlled by the system administrator that can be used to prevent certain packages from being installed.
Format
- One DEPEND atom per line; comment lines begin with a
#(hash). - For DEPEND atom syntax, see version specifier.
Example
FILE
/etc/portage/package.maskpackage.mask example# Mask beta versions greater than 1.97 of powertop since they have less features
>=sys-power/powertop-1.97
# Prevent MySQL from being installed by masking the package (use MariaDB)
dev-db/mysql
# Want to go without Java 7; mask JDK and JRE that use Java 7.
virtual/jdk:1.7
virtual/jre:1.7
See also
- Knowledge Base:Masking a package
- /etc/portage — the primary configuration directory for Portage, Gentoo's package manager.
- Cleaning /etc/portage/package.* from unused entries