/var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/package.mask

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/var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/package.mask is a file containing package atoms to mask. This file is controlled by developers of the main ebuild repository (gentoo.git) and is not meant to be edited by system administrators. For this sysadmin friendly version see /etc/portage/package.mask.

After syncing, end users can take a look in /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/package.mask for some up-to-date examples on packages that are currently masked. The comments preceding the package will provide insight into the reasons for the masking.

Format

  • Comment lines begin with # (no inline comments).
  • One DEPEND atom per line.

Examples

FILE /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/package.maskpackage.mask example
# mask out versions 1.0.4496 of the nvidia
# drivers and later
>=media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.4496
>=media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.4496

See also

  • /etc/portage/package.mask — a file, or a directory of files, controlled by the system administrator that can be used to prevent certain packages from being installed.
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