Bitnami DokuWiki

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

emerge =gentoo-sources-2.6.23-r8

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml

emerge -Dup world

emerge -u world

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