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Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.

Installation

root # emerge layman

make.conf must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources. This line needs to be below everything else in make.conf.

root # echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf

Using Layman

Fetch, and display a list of overlays:

root # layman -L

Add an overlay to your system:

root # layman -a <overlay name>

Delete an overlay from your system:

root # layman -d <overlay name>

Masking Overlay Packages

Overlays have the power to override distro packages. To avoid conflicts, mask everything in the overlay, and unmask the packages that are necessary to your system.

/etc/portage/package.mask - mask all packages in an overlay

*/*::overlay-name

/etc/portage/package.unmask - unmask packages to be used

cat-egory/pack-age1
cat-egory/pack-age2

Sync

Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:

root # layman -s <overlay name>

Sync all overlays:

root # layman -S

Sync all overlays via eix:

root # eix-sync

Troubleshooting

Problem: Warning: an installed db file was not found at: ['/var/lib/layman/cache***.xml']

Solution:

root # layman -L

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Subarch
+{{Ebuild
-|CPU Family=64-Bit AMD Processors
+|Summary=Tool to manage Gentoo overlays
-|subarch=amd64-steamroller
+|CatPkg=app-portage/layman
-|CHOST=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+|Homepage=http://layman.sourceforge.net/
-|CFLAGS=-march=bdver3 -O2 -pipe
-|USE=mmx sse sse2 sse3 sse4 3dnow 3dnowext
-|Description=The amd64-steamroller subarch supports the AMD steamroller microarchitecture, produced from early 2014. It is the successor to the AMD Piledriver microarchitecture.
 }}
-The '''amd64-steamroller''' sub-architecture (subarch) supports the  [[Wikipedia:Steamroller (microarchitecture)|AMD steamroller microarchitecture]], produced from early 2014. It is the successor to the [[Wikipedia:Piledriver (microarchitecture)|AMD Piledriver microarchitecture]].
+Layman is an "overlay" external repository management tool.
-Steamroller APUs are available that use the [[Wikipedia:FM2+ Socket|FM2+ socket]] and  [[Wikipedia:Socket_FP3|FP3 socket]] (mobile.)
-Desktop steamroller APUs include the [[Wikipedia:AMD_Accelerated_Processing_Unit#Steamroller_architecture_.282014.29:_Kaveri|A-Series with codename Kaveri]], such as the quad-core AMD A10-7850K APU. Steamroller APUs are also available in mobile versions. Server steamroller APUs will include the Berlin APUs, which are expected to be released some time in 2015.
+=== Installation ===
+<console>###i## emerge layman</console>
+[[make.conf]] must source laymans overlays for emerge to pull in packages from external sources.  This line needs to be below everything else in make.conf.
+<console>###i## echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf</console>
-Amd64-steamroller subarches are instruction-compatible with amd64-piledriver, but add new instructions over amd64-bulldozer.
+=== Using Layman ===
+Fetch, and display a list of overlays:
+<console>###i## layman -L</console>
+Add an overlay to your system:
+<console>###i## layman -a <overlay name></console>
+Delete an overlay from your system:
+<console>###i## layman -d <overlay name></console>
+==== Masking Overlay Packages ====
+Overlays have the power to override distro packages.  To avoid conflicts, mask everything in the overlay, and unmask the packages that are necessary to your system.
+{{file|name=/etc/portage/package.mask|lang=|desc=mask all packages in an overlay|body=
+*/*::overlay-name
+}}
+{{file|name=/etc/portage/package.unmask|lang=|desc=unmask packages to be used|body=
+cat-egory/pack-age1
+cat-egory/pack-age2
+}}
+==== Sync ====
+Sync a specific overlays ebuilds:
+<console>###i## layman -s <overlay name></console>
+Sync all overlays:
+<console>###i## layman -S</console>
+Sync all overlays via eix:
+<console>###i## eix-sync</console>
+=== Troubleshooting ===
+Problem:
+Warning: an installed db file was not found at: ['/var/lib/layman/cache***.xml']
+Solution:
+<console>###i## layman -L</console>
+{{EbuildFooter}}

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