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Layman

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Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.

root # emerge layman

make.conf must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources.

root # echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf

Fetch, and display a list of overlays:

root # layman -L

Add an overlay to your system:

root # layman -a <overlay name>

Delete an overlay from your system:

root # layman -d <overlay name>

Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:

root # layman -s <overlay name>

Sync all overlays:

root # layman -S

Sync all overlays via eix:

root # eix-sync

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 Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.
 <console>###i## emerge layman</console>
+make.conf must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources.
+<console>###i## echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf</console>
+== Using Layman ==
+Fetch, and display a list of overlays:
+<console>###i## layman -L</console>
+Add an overlay to your system:
+<console>###i## layman -a <overlay name></console>
+Delete an overlay from your system:
+<console>###i## layman -d <overlay name></console>
+Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:
+<console>###i## layman -s <overlay name></console>
+Sync all overlays:
+<console>###i## layman -S</console>
+Sync all overlays via eix:
+<console>###i## eix-sync</console>
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