fabtools.portage

Gentoo packages

This module provides tools for managing Gentoo packages and repositories using the Portage package manager.

See also

fabtools.require.portage

fabtools.portage.update_index(quiet=True)[source]

Update Portage package definitions.

fabtools.portage.is_installed(pkg_name)[source]

Check if a Portage package is installed.

fabtools.portage.install(packages, update=False, options=None)[source]

Install one or more Portage packages.

If update is True, the package definitions will be updated first, using update_index().

Extra options may be passed to emerge if necessary.

Example:

import fabtools

# Update index, then install a single package
fabtools.portage.install('mongodb', update=True)

# Install multiple packages
fabtools.arch.install([
    'dev-db/mongodb',
    'pymongo',
])
fabtools.portage.uninstall(packages, options=None)[source]

Remove one or more Portage packages.

Extra options may be passed to emerge if necessary.