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util-linux

Various useful Linux utilities

⚠ Security advisories affect this package: GLSA 202401-08

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9999 LIVE gentoo follows upstream — no keywords view · download · history ↗
2.42.2 gentoo amd64 stable arm64 stable x86 stable ppc64 stable riscv testing alpha testing arm stable arm64-macos testing hppa testing loong testing m68k testing mips testing ppc stable s390 testing sparc testing view · download · history ↗
2.42.1 gentoo amd64 testing arm64 testing x86 testing ppc64 testing riscv testing alpha testing arm testing arm64-macos testing hppa testing loong testing m68k testing mips testing ppc testing s390 testing sparc testing view · download · history ↗
2.41.5 gentoo amd64 stable arm64 stable x86 stable ppc64 stable riscv testing alpha testing arm stable arm64-macos testing hppa testing loong testing m68k testing mips testing ppc stable s390 testing sparc testing view · download · history ↗
2.41.4-r1 gentoo amd64 stable arm64 stable x86 testing ppc64 stable riscv testing alpha testing arm testing arm64-macos testing hppa testing loong testing m68k testing mips testing ppc testing s390 testing sparc testing view · download · history ↗
2.41.3-r1 gentoo amd64 stable arm64 stable x86 stable ppc64 stable riscv testing alpha testing arm stable arm64-macos testing hppa testing loong testing m68k testing mips testing ppc stable s390 testing sparc testing view · download · history ↗

Use flags of 2.42.2

  • audit Use sys-process/audit to emit audit messages about system changes
  • build !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping [make stage1]
  • caps build setpriv helper (run programs with diff capabilities)
  • +cramfs build mkfs/fsck helpers for cramfs filesystems
  • cryptsetup Use sys-fs/cryptsetup to have built-in dm-verity in libmount
  • fdformat build fdformat (floppy disk format)
  • +hardlink build hardlink program
  • kill build the kill program
  • +logger build the logger program
  • magic Add support for file type detection via magic bytes (usually via libmagic from sys-apps/file)
  • ncurses Add ncurses support (console display library)
  • nls Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
  • pam build runuser helper
  • python Add optional support/bindings for the Python language
  • +readline Enable support for libreadline, a GNU line-editing library that almost everyone wants
  • rtas Add support for the Run Time Abstraction Services (RTAS)
  • selinux !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
  • slang Add support for the slang text display library (it's like ncurses, but different)
  • static-libs Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well
  • +su build the su program
  • +suid Install some programs with suid bit set to provide additional functionality. mount/umount: non-root users may mount/umount devices wall/write: non-root users can notify other users su: non-root users may become root
  • systemd Enable use of systemd-specific libraries and features like socket activation or session tracking
  • test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
  • tty-helpers install the mesg/wall/write tools for talking to local users
  • udev Enable virtual/udev integration (device discovery, power and storage device support, etc)
  • unicode Add support for Unicode
  • uuidd build uuidd daemon
  • verify-sig Verify upstream signatures on distfiles
11 expansion flags (python targets, ABIs, cpu flags…)
  • python_targets_python3_12
  • python_targets_python3_13
  • python_targets_python3_14
  • abi_x86_32
  • abi_x86_64
  • abi_x86_x32
  • abi_mips_n32
  • abi_mips_n64
  • abi_mips_o32
  • abi_s390_32
  • abi_s390_64

Runtime dependencies of 2.42.2

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