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* To be able to su(1), you must be in group <tt>wheel</tt>: <tt>usermod -G wheel user</tt>
* To be able to use the SoundCard, you must be in group <tt>audio</tt>: <tt>usermod -G audio user</tt>
* There is a thread in the Gentoo about [Non-standard Portage Utilities | http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=67849]
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+!!!Package querying basics
+!Searching available package names
+ emerge search ''part of packagename''
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+!Listing files in a package
+(old way)
+ qpkg -l ''packagename''
+(newer way)
+ equery f ''packagename''
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!!! Changing <tt>USE</tt> flags
If you've added (or removed) some <tt>USE</tt> flags on your system, there will be some inconsistencies with how some packages are compiled.
