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How can I list installed masked packages in Gentoo?

Every now and then when updating my Gentoo Linux system, I get the message The following installed packages are masked. These are typically packages that are no longer developped and that I would like to remove. However, I am also in the middle of my system updates, and by the time I'm done, I have forgotten which packages they were. How can I get emerge to show me the list of installed, masked packages (and nothing else)?

Solution

  • # emerge -av eix

    then:

    $ eix-update

    $ eix --installed-masked

    From man eix:

       --installed-unstable, --installed-testing, --installed-masked
          Only match packages which have at least one non-stable,  testing,
          or   masked   version   installed   (the  test  acts  as  if  LO‐
          CAL_PORTAGE_CONFIG=false).  If several of these options are  com‐
          bined in one test, it is the same version which must satisfy all