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# emerge
> Gentoo Linux package manager utility.
> For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>.
> More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#emerge>.
- Synchronize all packages:
`sudo emerge --sync`
- Update all packages, including dependencies:
`sudo emerge {{[-avuDN|--ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse]}} @world`
- Resume a failed update, skipping the failing package:
`sudo emerge --resume --skipfirst`
- Install a new package, with confirmation:
`sudo emerge {{[-av|--ask --verbose]}} {{package}}`
- Remove a package and its dependencies with confirmation:
`sudo emerge {{[-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean]}} {{package}}`
- Remove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but no longer required by any package):
`sudo emerge {{[-avc|--ask --verbose --depclean]}}`
- Search the package database for a keyword:
`emerge {{[-S|--searchdesc]}} {{keyword}}`