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On 8/24/2010 5:45 PM, Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote:
> A good idea might be to install the package app-portage/eix. It allows you to, amongst other things, to search for packages in case you're uncertain about a package name. The search will also tell you whether the package is installed, what version as well as what use-flags there are for the package.
> There are a lot of other benefits to this application so read the man page.

Extremely useful, grabbing it now, thank you!