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Layman

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Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.

Installation

root # emerge layman

Using Layman

Fetch, and display a list of overlays:

root # layman -L

Add an overlay to your system:

root # layman -a <overlay name>

Note

In earlier versions, it was necessary to add source /var/lib/layman/make.conf to make.conf. This is not needed anymore, portage will pickup the overlay automatically.

Delete an overlay from your system:

root # layman -d <overlay name>

Masking Overlay Packages

Overlays have the power to override distro packages. To avoid conflicts, mask everything in the overlay, and unmask the packages that are necessary to your system.

/etc/portage/package.mask - mask all packages in an overlay

*/*::overlay-name

/etc/portage/package.unmask - unmask packages to be used

cat-egory/pack-age1
cat-egory/pack-age2

Sync

Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:

root # layman -s <overlay name>

Sync all overlays:

root # layman -S

Sync all overlays via eix:

root # eix-sync

Troubleshooting

Problem: Warning: an installed db file was not found at: ['/var/lib/layman/cache***.xml']

Solution:

root # layman -L

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 Add an overlay to your system:
 <console>###i## layman -a <overlay name></console>
-After adding first overlay(s) [[make.conf]] must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources.  This line needs to be below everything else in make.conf.
-<console>###i## echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf</console>
+{{note|In earlier versions, it was necessary to add ''source /var/lib/layman/make.conf'' to ''make.conf''. This is not needed anymore, portage will pickup the overlay automatically. }}
 Delete an overlay from your system:
 <console>###i## layman -d <overlay name></console>

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