Layman overlay manager in Gentoo Linux superseded by eselect module
July 4, 2023 1 Comment
Last week, when upgrading the world packages on my machines running Gentoo Linux, I noticed that the package for the Layman overlay manager app-portage/layman is masked for removal:
root # eix -I layman
[?] app-portage/layman
Available versions: [M]2.4.3^t [M]**9999*l^t {cvs darcs g-sorcery +git gpg mercurial sqlite squashfs subversion sync-plugin-portage test PYTHON_TARGETS="pypy3 python3_10 python3_11"}
Installed versions: 2.4.3^t(00:28:13 04/05/23)(git sync-plugin-portage -cvs -darcs -g-sorcery -gpg -mercurial -sqlite -squashfs -subversion -test PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_11 -pypy3 -python3_10")
Homepage: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Layman
Description: Tool to manage Gentoo overlays
The ‘eselect repository’ eselect module supersedes layman and is now the way to manage ebuild repositories. So I needed to configure my machines to use the eselect module and to remove Layman.
First I checked which third-party Portage overlays were being managed by Layman in my installations:
root # layman -l
* guru [Git ] (https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/guru.git )
* seden [Git ] (https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/user/seden.git )
root # ls /var/lib/layman/
cache_930c3ed4a5f89f74fd810585751a06e3.timestamp cache_ac494f50f5736be7871962c0dec7b3bb.timestamp guru seden
cache_930c3ed4a5f89f74fd810585751a06e3.xml cache_ac494f50f5736be7871962c0dec7b3bb.xml installed.xml
The repos.conf directory on my machines each had three configuration files (one for the main Portage repository; one for the Layman-managed third-party overlays; one for my local overlay on the machine):
root # ls /etc/portage/repos.conf
gentoo.conf layman.conf local_overlay.conf
The layman.conf file contained the information on the third-party overlays:
root # cat /etc/portage/repos.conf/layman.conf
[guru]
priority = 50
location = /var/lib/layman/guru
layman-type = git
sync-type = laymansync
sync-uri = https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/guru.git
auto-sync = Yes
[seden]
priority = 50
location = /var/lib/layman/seden
layman-type = git
sync-type = laymansync
sync-uri = https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/user/seden.git
auto-sync = Yes
There was also a directory /etc/layman/ containing more Layman files:
root # ls /etc/layman/
layman.cfg overlays
The first thing I did was to use Layman to delete the two third-party overlays:
root # layman -d guru
* Deleting selected overlay(s)...
* Deleting directory "/var/lib/layman/guru"
* Successfully deleted overlay(s) guru.
root # layman -d seden
* Deleting selected overlay(s)...
* Deleting directory "/var/lib/layman/seden"
* Successfully deleted overlay(s) seden.
Then I installed the eselect-repository package:
root # emerge eselect-repository
Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 36.59 s.
!!! The following installed packages are masked:
- app-portage/layman-2.4.3::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
# David Seifert (2023-05-19)
# Abandoned, replaced by 'eselect repository', tons of open bugs.
# Removal on 2023-08-17. Bug #761199.
For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) app-eselect/eselect-repository-13::gentoo
>>> Installing (1 of 1) app-eselect/eselect-repository-13::gentoo
>>> Completed (1 of 1) app-eselect/eselect-repository-13::gentoo
>>> Jobs: 1 of 1 complete Load avg: 1.17, 0.62, 0.34
* GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
Then I used the ‘eselect repository‘ command to re-add the two overlays:
root # eselect repository add guru git https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/guru.git
--2023-06-25 14:09:31-- https://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/repos/repositories.xml
Resolving qa-reports.gentoo.org... 151.101.61.91, 2a04:4e42:82::347
Connecting to qa-reports.gentoo.org|151.101.61.91|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 253999 (248K) [text/xml]
Saving to: ‘/root/.cache/eselect-repo/repositories.xml’
repositories.xml 100%[====================================================================================================>] 248.05K --.-KB/s in 0.06s
2023-06-25 14:09:32 (4.19 MB/s) - ‘/root/.cache/eselect-repo/repositories.xml’ saved [253999/253999]
Adding guru to /etc/portage/repos.conf/eselect-repo.conf ...
Repository guru added
root # eselect repository add seden git https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/user/seden.git
Adding seden to /etc/portage/repos.conf/eselect-repo.conf ...
Repository seden added
Then I synchronised the two overlays with their respective repository:
root # emaint sync -r guru
>>> Syncing repository 'guru' into '/var/db/repos/guru'...
/usr/bin/git clone --depth 1 https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/guru.git .
Cloning into '.'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 9267, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (9267/9267), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (8162/8162), done.
remote: Total 9267 (delta 1303), reused 7128 (delta 1010), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (9267/9267), 6.53 MiB | 3.11 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1303/1303), done.
Updating files: 100% (7445/7445), done.
=== Sync completed for guru
!!! Section 'seden' in repos.conf has location attribute set to nonexistent directory: '/var/db/repos/seden'
Performing Global Updates
(Could take a couple of minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.)
.='update pass' *='binary update' #='/var/db update' @='/var/db move'
s='/var/db SLOT move' %='binary move' S='binary SLOT move'
p='update /etc/portage/package.*'
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/3Q-2020.
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/1Q-2020.
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/1Q-2021......
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/2Q-2022.........
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/4Q-2020...
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/1Q-2022....
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/2Q-2020..
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/3Q-2022.....
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/1Q-2023......
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/2Q-2021............
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/2Q-2023.........
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/4Q-2021...........
/var/db/repos/guru/profiles/updates/4Q-2022..
!!! Section 'seden' in repos.conf has location attribute set to nonexistent directory: '/var/db/repos/seden'
Action: sync for repo: guru, returned code = 0
root # emaint sync -r seden
>>> Syncing repository 'seden' into '/var/db/repos/seden'...
/usr/bin/git clone --depth 1 https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/user/seden.git .
Cloning into '.'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 160, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (160/160), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (143/143), done.
remote: Total 160 (delta 16), reused 29 (delta 4), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (160/160), 78.45 KiB | 1.40 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (16/16), done.
=== Sync completed for seden
Action: sync for repo: seden, returned code = 0
I checked that the repositories are listed correctly (notice that the main Gentoo Linux repository and the third-party overlays have a hash symbol after the name, and my local overlay on the machine has the ‘@‘ symbol after the name):
root # eselect repository list
Available repositories:
[1] 4nykey (https://github.com/4nykey/4nykey)
[2] AlexandreFournier (https://github.com/AlexandreFournier/gentoo-overlay)
[3] ArchFeh (https://github.com/ArchFeh/ArchFeh-overlay)
[4] AstroFloyd (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/AstroFloyd.git/)
[5] CachyOS-kernels (https://github.com/Szowisz/CachyOS-kernels)
[6] Case_Of (https://codeberg.org/Case_Of/gentoo-overlay)
[7] Drauthius (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/Drauthius.git/)
[8] EmilienMottet (https://github.com/EmilienMottet/overlay)
[9] FireBurn (https://github.com/FireBurn/Overlay)
[10] HomeAssistantRepository (https://git.edevau.net/onkelbeh/HomeAssistantRepository)
[11] JRG (https://github.com/john-r-graham/jrg-overlay)
[12] KBrown-pub (http://sandino.araico.net/)
[13] Miezhiko (https://github.com/Miezhiko/Overlay)
[14] ROKO__ (https://github.com/sandikata/ROKO__)
[15] R_Overlay (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/R_overlay.git/)
[16] SarahMiaOverlay (https://gitlab.com/SarahMia/sarahmiaoverlay)
[17] SwordArMor (https://git.grifon.fr/alarig/SwordArMor-gentoo-overlay)
[18] Systole (https://github.com/SystoleOS)
[19] ace (https://github.com/ananace/overlay)
[20] activehome (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/activehome.git/)
[21] adasss (https://github.com/AdamGiergun/adasss)
[22] ag-ops (https://gitlab.com/ILMostro/ag-ops)
[23] ago (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/ago.git/)
[24] ahyangyi-overlay (https://github.com/ahyangyi/ahyangyi-overlay)
[25] akater (https://gitlab.com/akater/ebuilds)
[26] alatar-lay (https://github.com/alatarum/alatar-lay)
[27] alesharik (https://github.com/alesharik/alesharik-overlay)
[28] alexxy (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/alexxy.git/)
[29] alxu (https://cgit.alxu.ca/gentoo-overlay.git/)
[30] amano-kenji (https://codeberg.org/amano.kenji/gentoo-overlay)
[31] ambasta
[32] amedeos (https://github.com/amedeos/amedeos-overlay)
[33] anarchy (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/anarchy.git/)
[34] anard (https://github.com/Anard/anard-overlay)
[35] anaximander (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/anaximander.git/)
[36] anders-larsson (https://github.com/anders-larsson/gentoo-overlay)
[37] andrey_utkin (https://github.com/andrey-utkin/gentoo-overlay.git)
[38] anomen (https://github.com/anomen-s/anomen-overlay)
[39] antons-matrix-overlay (https://gitlab.com/anton.molyboha.group/gentoo/overlays/matrix)
[40] anyc (https://github.com/anyc/anyc-overlay)
[41] ap-overlay (https://gitlab.com/AbhinavPraveen/ap-overlay)
[42] apriluwu (https://github.com/apriluwu/gentoo-overlay)
[43] argent-main (https://gitlab.com/argent/argent-main)
[44] arx-libertatis (https://github.com/arx/ArxGentoo)
[45] audio-overlay (https://github.com/gentoo-audio/audio-overlay)
[46] average (https://github.com/AnAverageHuman/average)
[47] awesome (https://gitlab.awesome-it.de/overlays/awesome)
[48] barnowl (https://github.com/wthrowe/barnowl-overlay)
[49] beatussum-overlay (https://github.com/beatussum/beatussum-overlay)
[50] bell07
[51] benzene-overlay (https://github.com/Universebenzene/benzene-overlay)
[52] bes (https://github.com/bes-internal/gentoo-overlay-bes)
[53] bibletime (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/bibletime.git/)
[54] binaryden (https://github.com/tkemmer/binaryden)
[55] bircoph (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/bircoph.git/)
[56] bitcoin (https://gitlab.com/bitcoin/gentoo.git)
[57] blackburn29 (https://github.com/blackburn29/blackburn29-overlay)
[58] bobwya (https://github.com/bobwya/miscellaneous_ebuilds)
[59] bombo82 (https://github.com/bombo82/bombo82-overlay)
[60] booboo (https://github.com/l29ah/booboo)
[61] bratishkaerik-overlay (https://git.sr.ht/~bratishkaerik/bratishkaerik-overlay)
[62] brave-overlay (https://gitlab.com/jason.oliveira/brave-overlay)
[63] brother-overlay (https://github.com/stefan-langenmaier/brother-overlay)
[64] broverlay (https://github.com/BROverlay/overlay)
[65] bubba (https://github.com/gordonb3/bubba-overlay)
[66] bumblebee (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bumblebee-gentoo/)
[67] buzden (https://github.com/buzden/buzden-overlay)
[68] calculate (http://www.calculate-linux.org)
[69] calendulish (https://github.com/calendulish/Overlays)
[70] canutethegreat-overlay (http://gentoo.canutethegreat.com/)
[71] cdlp (https://codeberg.org/phranz/cdlp)
[72] ceamac (https://github.com/ceamac/overlay)
[73] certbot-dns-plugins (https://github.com/osirisinferi/certbot-dns-plugins-overlay)
[74] cg (https://github.com/brothermechanic/cg)
[75] chymeric (https://github.com/TheChymera/overlay)
[76] cj-overlay (https://github.com/junghans/cj-overlay)
[77] cosmicmod-overlay (https://github.com/cosmicoz/cosmicmod-overlay)
[78] cova (https://github.com/cova-fe/cova-overlay)
[79] crossdev (https://github.com/alphallc/crossdev/)
[80] dargor (https://github.com/dargor/dargor_gentoo_overlay)
[81] darkelf (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/darkelf.git)
[82] darthgandalf-overlay (https://github.com/DarthGandalf/gentoo-overlay)
[83] defiance (https://github.com/d3fy/defiance-overlay.git)
[84] dev1990-overlay (https://github.com/dev-0x7C6/dev1990-overlay.git)
[85] didos (https://github.com/prototype99/didos)
[86] dilfridge (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/dilfridge.git/)
[87] dinolay (https://github.com/TruncatedDinosour/dinolay)
[88] displacer (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/displacer.git/)
[89] distros (http://www.calculate-linux.org)
[90] djc (https://github.com/djc/djc-overlay)
[91] dlang (https://github.com/gentoo/dlang)
[92] dm9pZCAq (https://notabug.org/dm9pZCAq/dm9pZCAq-overlay)
[93] dwfreed (https://bitbucket.org/dwfreed/dwfreed.gentoo/)
[94] dwosky (https://github.com/Dwosky/Dwosky-overlay)
[95] earshark (https://github.com/Chemrat/overlay)
[96] eclipse (https://github.com/gentoo/eclipse-overlay)
[97] edgets (https://github.com/BlueManCZ/edgets)
[98] eigenlay (https://gitlab.com/eigennet/eigenlay)
[99] einflay (https://github.com/EinstokFair/einflay)
[100] ejabberd (https://github.com/rion-overlay/ejabberd-overlay)
[101] electron (https://github.com/elprans/electron-overlay)
[102] elementary (https://github.com/pimvullers/elementary)
[103] emacs (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Emacs/Overlay)
[104] enlightenment-live (https://github.com/rafspiny/enlightenment-live)
[105] equaeghe (https://github.com/equaeghe/gentoo-overlay/)
[106] eras-overlay (https://github.com/erayaslan/eras-overlay)
[107] erayd (https://github.com/erayd/overlay)
[108] escpr2 (https://gitlab.com/at.gentoo.repo/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2)
[109] eugene-bright (https://github.com/eugene-bright/eugene-bright-overlay)
[110] ext-devlibs (https://gitlab.com/extsidvind/ext-devlibs)
[111] farmboy0 (https://github.com/farmboy0/portage-overlay)
[112] fem-overlay (https://gitlab.fem-net.de/gentoo/fem-overlay)
[113] feniksa (https://github.com/feniksa/gentoo-overlay)
[114] ferki (https://github.com/ferki/gentoo-overlay)
[115] fictitiousexistence (https://gitlab.com/fictitiousexistence-public/gentoo)
[116] fidonet
[117] flammie (https://github.com/flammie/flammie-overlay)
[118] flavour (https://github.com/wimmuskee/flavour)
[119] flewkey-overlay (https://git.sdf.org/flewkey/flewkey-overlay)
[120] flexibeast-s6 (https://github.com/flexibeast/gentoo-s6-overlay)
[121] flightsim (https://github.com/rafaelmartins/flightsim-overlay)
[122] floppym (https://github.com/floppym/floppym)
[123] flow (https://gitlab.com/Flow/flow-s-ebuilds)
[124] flussence (https://repo.or.cz/flussence-overlay.git)
[125] fol4 (https://gitlab.com/madsl/fol4)
[126] foo-overlay (https://github.com/slashbeast/foo-overlay)
[127] fordfrog (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/fordfrog.git/)
[128] fortunelay (https://github.com/Alessandro-Barbieri/fortunelay)
[129] fowlay (https://github.com/fowlay/fowlay-overlay)
[130] foxiverlay (https://github.com/Pekkari/foxiverlay)
[131] fritteli (https://github.com/fritteli/gentoo-overlay)
[132] frr-gentoo (https://frrouting.org/)
[133] fyn-overlay (https://github.com/qwe795138426/fyn-overlay)
[134] gamerlay (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/gamerlay.git)
[135] gbrlsnchs (https://sr.ht/~gbrlsnchs/ebuilds)
[136] gentoo # (https://gentoo.org/)
[137] gentoo-bootstrap (https://gitlab.com/stikonas/gentoo-bootstrap)
[138] gentoo-linux-surface-overlay (http://gentoo.canutethegreat.com/)
[139] gentoo-zh (https://github.com/microcai/gentoo-zh)
[140] gentoobr (https://github.com/gentoobr/overlay)
[141] gerislay (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/gerislay.git)
[142] gig (https://github.com/Gig-OS/gig)
[143] gitlab (https://gitlab.awesome-it.de/overlays/gitlab)
[144] gnome (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/gnome.git/)
[145] gnu-elpa (https://github.com/houseofsuns/gnu-elpa)
[146] gnuradio (https://github.com/hololeap/gentoo-gnuradio)
[147] gnustep (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/gnustep.git/)
[148] goduck777 (https://github.com/goduck777/gentoo-overlay)
[149] gogooverlay (https://github.com/GoGoOtaku/GoGoOverlay)
[150] graaff (http://moving-innovations.com/blog/)
[151] griffon_overlay (https://github.com/windfail/griffon_overlay)
[152] gsview-overlay (https://github.com/uleysky/gsview-overlay)
[153] guru # (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GURU)
[154] haarp (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/haarp.git/)
[155] hamari (https://github.com/hamarituc/gentoo-overlay/)
[156] hamper-overlay (https://github.com/hamper/hamper-overlay)
[157] han (https://github.com/hanmertens/han-overlay)
[158] haskell (https://github.com/gentoo-haskell)
[159] hep-forge (https://gitlab.com/APN-Pucky/gentoo-hep-forge)
[160] hering-overlay (https://github.com/internethering/hering-overlay)
[161] holgersson-overlay (https://git.holgersson.xyz)
[162] hossie (https://wiki.hossie.de/projekte:gentoo-overlay)
[163] hotstoast (https://github.com/TomHotston/hotstoast-overlay)
[164] icinga (https://github.com/antonfischl1980/icinga)
[165] inode64-overlay (https://github.com/inode64/inode64-overlay)
[166] ixit (https://github.com/okias/ixit)
[167] jabuxas (https://github.com/jabuxas/overlay)
[168] java (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/java.git/)
[169] jjakob (https://github.com/jjakob/gentoo-overlay)
[170] jkolo (https://git.kolosowscy.pl/jurek/gentoo-overlay)
[171] jl1990 (https://github.com/jl1990/gentoo-overlay)
[172] jm-overlay (https://github.com/Jannis234/jm-overlay)
[173] jmbsvicetto (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/dev/jmbsvicetto.git)
[174] jsteward (https://github.com/KireinaHoro/jsteward)
[175] junkdrawer (https://github.com/doctaweeks/junkdrawer-overlay)
[176] kaa (http://www.kaa.org.ua)
[177] kde (https://kde.gentoo.org)
[178] khoverlay (https://gitlab.com/khumba/khoverlay)
[179] konsolebox (https://github.com/konsolebox/overlay)
[180] kostas-overlay (https://github.com/KostasEreksonas/kostas-overlay)
[181] kripton-overlay (https://github.com/kripton/kripton-overlay)
[182] kzd (https://gitlab.com/kzdixon/kzd-ebuilds)
[183] lab-overlay (https://github.com/positivelab/lab-overlay)
[184] lanodanOverlay (https://hacktivis.me/git/overlay)
[185] ledgersmb (https://github.com/ledgersmb/lsmb-overlay)
[186] leechcraft (https://github.com/0xd34df00d/leechcraft-overlay)
[187] librepilot (https://github.com/paul-jewell/librepilot-overlay)
[188] libressl (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:LibreSSL)
[189] liftm
[190] lilium (https://github.com/owl4ce/lilium)
[191] linux-be (https://gitlab.com/linux-be)
[192] linuxunderground-overlay (https://github.com/linuxunderground/gentoo.overlay)
[193] lisp (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/lisp.git)
[194] lmiphay (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/lmiphay.git/)
[195] loatchi (https://github.com/Loatchi/loatchi-overlay)
[196] local_overlay @
[197] loongson (https://github.com/xen0n/loongson-overlay)
[198] lto-overlay (https://github.com/InBetweenNames/gentooLTO)
[199] luke-jr (http://luke.dashjr.org)
[200] maekke (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/maekke.git)
[201] mate-de-gentoo (https://github.com/oz123/mate-de-gentoo)
[202] megacoffee (http://gentoo-overlay.megacoffee.net)
[203] melpa (https://github.com/houseofsuns/melpa)
[204] melpa-stable (https://github.com/houseofsuns/melpa-stable)
[205] menelkir (https://gitlab.com/menelkir/gentoo-overlay)
[206] metahax (https://github.com/metafarion/metahax)
[207] milos-rs (https://github.com/milos-rs/gentoo-overlay)
[208] miramir (https://github.com/miramir/miramir-layman)
[209] moexiami (https://github.com/Xiami2012/moexiami-ovl-dev)
[210] moltonel (https://github.com/vincentdephily/moltonel-ebuilds/)
[211] moulay (https://gitlab.com/yemou/moulay)
[212] mrtnvgr (https://github.com/mrtnvgr/gentoo-overlay)
[213] mschiff (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/mschiff.git/)
[214] multilib-portage (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/multilib-portage.git/)
[215] musl (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/musl.git/)
[216] musl-clang (https://github.com/karlguy/musl-clang/)
[217] mv (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/mv.git)
[218] mva (https://github.com/msva/mva-overlay/)
[219] myov (https://gitlab.com/xgqt/myov.git)
[220] myrvolay (https://github.com/myrvogna/myrvolay)
[221] mysql (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/mysql.git/)
[222] natinst (https://github.com/AndrewAmmerlaan/natinst)
[223] nelson-graca (https://github.com/nelsongraca/gentoo-overlay)
[224] nest (https://github.com/SpiderX/portage-overlay)
[225] nez (https://codeberg.org/nezbednik/repo)
[226] nico (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/nico.git/)
[227] nightfreedom-overlay (https://github.com/night-every/nightfreedom-overlay)
[228] nitratesky (https://github.com/VTimofeenko/nitratesky)
[229] nongnu-elpa (https://github.com/houseofsuns/nongnu-elpa)
[230] nordvpn (https://gitlab.com/lahouari.dc/nordvpn/)
[231] nymphos (https://github.com/neeshy/nymphos)
[232] oddlama (https://github.com/oddlama/overlay)
[233] odroidc4 (https://github.com/svoop/odroidc4-overlay)
[234] okh (https://github.com/OlexiyKhokhlov/okh-overlay)
[235] olifre (https://github.com/olifre/olifre-portage)
[236] openclonk (http://www.openclonk.org/)
[237] oubliette (https://github.com/nabbi/oubliette-overlay)
[238] overseerr-overlay (https://github.com/chriscpritchard/overseerr-overlay)
[239] oxen-overlay (https://github.com/xutaxkamay/gentoo-oxen)
[240] palemoon (https://github.com/deu/palemoon-overlay)
[241] pdilung (https://github.com/pdilung/gentoo-overlay/)
[242] pentoo (http://www.pentoo.ch)
[243] petkovich (https://github.com/jcpetkovich/overlay-petkovich)
[244] pf4public (https://github.com/PF4Public/gentoo-overlay)
[245] pg_overlay (https://gitlab.com/Perfect_Gentleman/PG_Overlay)
[246] phackerlay (https://gitlab.phys-el.ru/gentoo/phackerlay)
[247] phoenix591 (https://github.com/Phoenix591/gentoo-overlay)
[248] pholthaus-overlay (https://github.com/pholthau/pholthaus-overlay)
[249] php-overlay (https://github.com/gentoo-php-overlay/php-overlay)
[250] pica-pica (https://github.com/antonsviridenko/pica-pica-gentoo-overlay)
[251] pigfoot (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/pigfoot.git/)
[252] piniverlay (https://github.com/pinicarus/gentoo-overlay)
[253] pinkbyte (https://github.com/Pinkbyte/pinkbyte-overlay)
[254] pixlra (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/carreira.git/)
[255] pkalin (https://github.com/thinrope/pkalin)
[256] plex-overlay (https://github.com/comio/plex-overlay)
[257] powerman (https://github.com/powerman/powerman-overlay)
[258] ppfeufer-gentoo-overlay (https://github.com/ppfeufer/gentoo-overlay)
[259] pross (https://github.com/Pross/pross-overlay)
[260] pyfa (https://github.com/ZeroPointEnergy/gentoo-pyfa-overlay)
[261] pypi-sci (https://github.com/jiegec/gentoo-pypi-sci)
[262] qemu-init (https://cgit.gentoo.org/dev/qiaomuf.git/)
[263] qownnotes-overlay (http://www.qownnotes.org)
[264] qsx (https://github.com/qsuscs/gentoo-overlay)
[265] qt (https://github.com/gentoo/qt)
[266] quarks (https://git.zero-downtime.net/quark)
[267] r7l (https://github.com/r7l/r7l-overlay)
[268] racket-overlay (https://gitlab.com/gentoo-racket/gentoo-racket-overlay)
[269] raiagent (https://github.com/leycec/raiagent)
[270] rasdark (https://github.com/rasdark/overlay)
[271] rich0 (https://github.com/rich0/rich0-overlay)
[272] rimio (https://github.com/rimio/gentoo-overlay)
[273] rion (https://github.com/rion-overlay)
[274] riru (https://github.com/pkulev/riru)
[275] riscv (https://github.com/gentoo/riscv)
[276] rnp (https://www.rnpgp.org/)
[277] robert7k (https://github.com/robert7k/gentoo-overlay)
[278] robertgzr (https://git.sr.ht/~robertgzr/portage)
[279] roslin (https://gitlab.com/roslin-uberlay/roslin)
[280] ruby (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/ruby)
[281] ruixi-overlay (https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/ruixi-overlay)
[282] rukruk (https://github.com/Atoms/rukruk)
[283] ryans (https://github.com/bekcpear/ryans-repos)
[284] sage-on-gentoo (https://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo)
[285] salfter (https://gitlab.com/salfter/portage)
[286] sam_c (https://github.com/thesamesam/overlay)
[287] sattvik (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/sattvik.git/)
[288] science (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Science)
[289] scrill (https://github.com/scrill/scrill-overlay)
[290] seden # (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/seden.git/)
[291] sergiotarxz (https://gitea.sergiotarxz.freemyip.com/sergiotarxz/sergiotarxz-overlay)
[292] serioussam (https://github.com/tx00100xt/serioussam-overlay)
[293] setkeh (https://github.com/setkeh/Portage-Overlay)
[294] sevz (https://gitlab.com/sevz17/sevz-overlay)
[295] sft (https://github.com/SFTtech/gentoo-overlay)
[296] sgs (https://github.com/blackm0re/sgs-overlay)
[297] shnurise (https://github.com/ArsenShnurkov/shnurise)
[298] simonvanderveldt (https://github.com/simonvanderveldt/simonvanderveldt-overlay)
[299] sinustrom (https://github.com/zpuskas/sinustrom-gentoo-overlay)
[300] sk-overlay (https://github.com/scriptkitties/overlay)
[301] slonko (https://slonko.net/portage)
[302] smaeul (https://github.com/smaeul/portage-overlay)
[303] snapd (https://github.com/zigford/snapd)
[304] sogo-connector (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/sogo-connector.git/)
[305] soltys (https://github.com/soltysek/soltys-overlay)
[306] sorrow (https://gitlab.com/eternal-sorrow/gentoo-local)
[307] spark-overlay (https://github.com/6-6-6/spark-overlay)
[308] spikyatlinux (https://github.com/spikyatlinux/ebuilds_for_gentoo)
[309] sping (https://github.com/hartwork/gentoo-overlay-sping)
[310] spring (https://github.com/spring/gentoo-overlay)
[311] src_prepare-overlay (https://gitlab.com/src_prepare/src_prepare-overlay.git)
[312] ssnb (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/ssnb.git/)
[313] sspreitz (https://github.com/sspreitzer/gentoo-repo)
[314] steam-overlay (https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay)
[315] stefantalpalaru (https://github.com/stefantalpalaru/gentoo-overlay)
[316] stephdewit (https://github.com/stephdewit/gentoo-overlay)
[317] stha09 (https://github.com/stha09/gpo-stha09)
[318] stowe-verlay (https://github.com/mwstowe/stowe-verlay)
[319] strohel (https://github.com/strohel/strohel-overlay)
[320] stuff (https://github.com/istitov/stuff)
[321] sunset-repo (https://github.com/Anonymous1157/sunset-repo)
[322] suntar (https://github.com/suntar/suntar-overlay)
[323] superposition (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/user/superposition.git/)
[324] supertux88 (https://github.com/SuperTux88/gentoo-overlay)
[325] swegener (https://dev.gentoo.org/~swegener/)
[326] tamiko (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/dev/tamiko.git/)
[327] tarantool (https://github.com/tarantool/gentoo-overlay)
[328] tastytea (https://schlomp.space/tastytea/overlay)
[329] tatsh-overlay (https://github.com/Tatsh/tatsh-overlay)
[330] telans (https://github.com/telans/EBUILDS)
[331] tezeta (https://github.com/tezeta/tezeta-overlay)
[332] tgbugs-overlay (https://github.com/tgbugs/tgbugs-overlay)
[333] thegreatmcpain (https://gitlab.com/TheGreatMcPain/thegreatmcpain-overlay)
[334] third-party-certbot-plugins (https://github.com/osirisinferi/third-party-certbot-plugins)
[335] tmacedo (https://github.com/tmacedo/portage)
[336] toniz4-overlay (https://github.com/toniz4/toniz4-overlay.git/)
[337] toolchain (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/toolchain.git/)
[338] torbrowser (https://github.com/MeisterP/torbrowser-overlay)
[339] touchfish-os (https://github.com/CHN-beta/touchfish-os)
[340] trolltoo (https://github.com/dallenwilson/trolltoo)
[341] tryton (http://www.tryton.org/)
[342] turret-overlay (https://git.turret.cyou/portage-overlay.git/about/)
[343] ukui (https://www.ukui.org/)
[344] ulm (https://cgit.gentoo.org/repo/dev/ulm.git/)
[345] unc3nsored (https://github.com/xxc3nsoredxx/unc3nsored)
[346] underworld (https://github.com/DakEnviy/underworld-overlay)
[347] unity-gentoo (https://github.com/shiznix/unity-gentoo)
[348] usenet-overlay (https://github.com/xartin/gentoo-overlay)
[349] vGist (https://github.com/vgist/vgist-overlay)
[350] vaacus (https://gitlab.com/plexvola/vaacus)
[351] vapoursynth (https://github.com/4re/vapoursynth-portage)
[352] vayerx (https://github.com/vayerx/vayerx-gentoo/)
[353] vespa (https://github.com/thiagovespa/vespa-overlay)
[354] vifino-overlay (https://github.com/vifino/vifino-overlay)
[355] violet-funk (https://github.com/MagelessMayhem/violet-funk)
[356] vklimovs (https://github.com/vklimovs/portage-overlay)
[357] vmacs (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/vmacs.git/)
[358] vortex (https://github.com/nE0sIghT/vortex-overlay)
[359] vowstar (https://github.com/vowstar/vowstar-overlay)
[360] voyageur (https://cafarelli.fr/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/voyageur-overlay/)
[361] vulkano-edge (https://github.com/thequickfixer/vulkano-edge)
[362] waebbl (https://github.com/waebbl/waebbl-gentoo)
[363] waffle-builds (https://github.com/FlyingWaffleDev/waffle-builds)
[364] wayland-desktop (https://github.com/bsd-ac/wayland-desktop)
[365] wbrana (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/wbrana.git/)
[366] weuxel (https://github.com/Weuxel/portage-weuxel)
[367] what4-java (https://github.com/kwhat/gentoo-what4-java-overlay)
[368] wichtounet (https://github.com/wichtounet/wichtounet-overlay)
[369] without-systemd (https://github.com/KenjiBrown/without-systemd)
[370] x0rzavi (https://github.com/x0rzavi/x0rzavi-overlay)
[371] x11 (https://cgit.gentoo.org/proj/x11.git)
[372] xarblu-overlay (https://github.com/xarblu/xarblu-overlay)
[373] xdch47 (https://github.com/xdch47/gpo-xdch47)
[374] xelnor (http://overlay.xelnor.net)
[375] xoreos (https://github.com/xoreos/gentoo-overlay)
[376] xwing (https://gentoo.xwing.info)
[377] yandex (https://github.com/yandex-gentoo/overlay)
[378] yurij-overlay (https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/yurij-overlay)
[379] zGentoo (https://lab.retarded.farm/zappel/zGentoo)
[380] zeldu (https://github.com/3elDU/gentoo-repository)
[381] zerodaysfordays (https://git.sr.ht/~jakob/zerodaysfordays)
[382] zozx-overlay (https://github.com/zozx/zozx-overlay)
[383] zugaina (http://gpo.zugaina.org/Overlays/zugaina/)
[384] zyrenth (https://github.com/kabili207/zyrenth-overlay)
These are easier to see by listing only the installed repositories:
root # eselect repository list -i
Available repositories:
[136] gentoo # (https://gentoo.org/)
[153] guru # (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GURU)
[196] local_overlay @
[290] seden # (https://cgit.gentoo.org/user/seden.git/)
So, as everything looked correct, I then removed Layman from the installations:
root # emerge --ask --depclean layman
Calculating dependencies... done!
>>> Calculating removal order...
>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged:
app-portage/layman
selected: 2.4.3
protected: none
omitted: none
All selected packages: =app-portage/layman-2.4.3
>>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
>>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No] Yes
>>> Waiting 5 seconds before starting...
>>> (Control-C to abort)...
>>> Unmerging in: 5 4 3 2 1
>>> Unmerging (1 of 1) app-portage/layman-2.4.3...
Packages installed: 1826
Packages in world: 254
Packages in system: 48
Required packages: 1826
Number removed: 1
* GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
root # rm -rf /var/lib/layman
root # rm /etc/portage/repos.conf/layman.conf
root # rm -rf /etc/layman
Notice above that I also deleted all Layman directories and the Layman configuration file in the repos.conf directory.
For good measure I synced the main Portage tree and the two overlays again:
root # emaint sync -a
[...]
x11-misc/compose-tables/compose-tables-1.8.6.ebuild
x11-themes/Manifest.gz
x11-themes/QGnomePlatform/Manifest
x11-themes/QGnomePlatform/QGnomePlatform-0.9.1-r1.ebuild
x11-themes/QGnomePlatform/metadata.xml
x11-themes/numix-icon-theme-circle/Manifest
x11-themes/numix-icon-theme-circle/numix-icon-theme-circle-23.04.28.ebuild
x11-themes/numix-icon-theme/Manifest
x11-themes/numix-icon-theme/numix-icon-theme-23.04.26.ebuild
x11-wm/Manifest.gz
x11-wm/xpra/Manifest
x11-wm/xpra/xpra-4.4.6.ebuild
Number of files: 145,549 (reg: 118,735, dir: 26,814)
Number of created files: 600 (reg: 578, dir: 22)
Number of deleted files: 622 (reg: 600, dir: 22)
Number of regular files transferred: 5,382
Total file size: 190.75M bytes
Total transferred file size: 20.90M bytes
Literal data: 20.90M bytes
Matched data: 0 bytes
File list size: 3.70M
File list generation time: 0.001 seconds
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds
Total bytes sent: 131.96K
Total bytes received: 16.87M
sent 131.96K bytes received 16.87M bytes 400.04K bytes/sec
total size is 190.75M speedup is 11.22
* Manifest timestamp: 2023-06-25 12:39:45 UTC
* Valid OpenPGP signature found:
* - primary key: DCD05B71EAB94199527F44ACDB6B8C1F96D8BF6D
* - subkey: E1D6ABB63BFCFB4BA02FDF1CEC590EEAC9189250
* - timestamp: 2023-06-25 12:39:45 UTC
* Verifying /usr/portage/.tmp-unverified-download-quarantine ... [ ok ]
=== Sync completed for gentoo
>>> Syncing repository 'seden' into '/var/db/repos/seden'...
>>> Syncing repository 'guru' into '/var/db/repos/guru'...
/usr/bin/git fetch origin --depth 1
/usr/bin/git fetch origin --depth 1
remote: Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
/usr/bin/git reset --merge refs/remotes/origin/master
=== Sync completed for seden
remote: Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
/usr/bin/git reset --merge refs/remotes/origin/master
=== Sync completed for guru
Action: sync for repo: gentoo, returned code = 0
Action: sync for repo: seden, returned code = 0
Action: sync for repo: guru, returned code = 0
And I made sure the eix and mlocate databases were up-to-date:
root # eix-update && updatedb
My installations have the elogind package installed, but the package could not be re-merged due to an error in the manifest of one of the packages in the seden overlay:
root # eix -I elogind
[U] sys-auth/elogind
Available versions: 246.10-r3^t [M]~246.9999*l[1] ~252.9^t 252.9^t[1] **252.9999[1] {+acl audit +cgroup-hybrid debug doc efi +pam +policykit selinux test}
Installed versions: 246.10-r3^t(02:47:54 14/05/23)(acl cgroup-hybrid doc pam policykit -audit -debug -selinux -test)
Homepage: https://github.com/elogind/elogind
Description: The systemd project's logind, extracted to a standalone package
[1] "seden" /var/db/repos/seden
root # emerge -1v elogind
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 38.39 s.
[ebuild U ] sys-auth/elogind-252.9::seden [246.10-r3::gentoo] USE="acl doc pam (policykit) -audit -debug (-selinux) -test (-cgroup-hybrid%*)" 0 KiB
Total: 1 package (1 upgrade), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
!!! A file listed in the Manifest could not be found: /var/db/repos/seden/sys-auth/elogind/elogind-239.9999.ebuild
Therefore I disabled the seden overlay:
root # eselect repository disable seden
Updating repos.conf ...
1 repositories disabled
root # ls /etc/portage/repos.conf
eselect-repo.conf eselect-repo.conf~ gentoo.conf local_overlay.conf
root # cat /etc/portage/repos.conf/eselect-repo.conf
# created by eselect-repo
[guru]
location = /var/db/repos/guru
sync-type = git
sync-uri = https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/guru.git
As can be seen above, the seden overlay is indeed now disabled.
I then rechecked the available packages for elogind:
root # eix-update
root # eix -I elogind
[I] sys-auth/elogind
Available versions: 246.10-r3^t ~252.9^t {+acl audit +cgroup-hybrid debug doc +pam +policykit selinux test}
Installed versions: 246.10-r3^t(02:47:54 14/05/23)(acl cgroup-hybrid doc pam policykit -audit -debug -selinux -test)
Homepage: https://github.com/elogind/elogind
Description: The systemd project's logind, extracted to a standalone package
I was then able to install the latest version of elogind available in the main Portage repository:
root # emerge -1v elogind
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 14.27 s.
[ebuild R ] sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r3::gentoo USE="acl cgroup-hybrid doc pam (policykit) -audit -debug (-selinux) -test" 0 KiB
Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r3::gentoo
>>> Installing (1 of 1) sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r3::gentoo
>>> Completed (1 of 1) sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r3::gentoo
>>> Jobs: 1 of 1 complete Load avg: 3.12, 2.63, 2.01
* GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
There we have it. Both my machines with Gentoo Linux installations have been converted successfully from using Layman to using the ‘eselect repository’ module.
Further reading: Gentoo Linux Forums – Migrating from Layman to eselect-repository
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