===== Portage =====
[[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1]]

to install a package:
  emerge <package name>
Updating the Portage Tree
  emerge --sync
Searching for Software
  emerge --search <something>
  emerge --searchdesc <word>
Pretending
  emerge --pretend <package name>
  emerge -p
ask / verbose
  emerge -av <package name>
Removing Software
  emerge --unmerge
telnet client (and server)
  emerge netkit-telnetd
su from user account needs to be in wheel group
  gpasswd -a steve wheel

==Kernel Upgrade ==
  emerge =gentoo-sources-2.6.23-r8
[[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml]]

  emerge -Dup world

  emerge -u world
===== printing =====
refer to gentoo's guide [[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml]]

for hp5550 printing from windows, be sure to see the section on:
**Enable Support for Windows PCL Drivers**
  # vim /etc/cups/mime.types
  (Uncomment the line so that the file contains:)
  application/octet-stream
  
  # vim /etc/cups/mime.convs
  (Uncomment the line so that the file contains:)
  application/octet-stream     application/vnd.cups-raw    0