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(Introductory paragraph goes here. Briefly describe the concept/package/software/tool/utility here.)

Installation

Kernel

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KERNEL Enable support for <Software_title>

Write kernel feature instructions here.

USE flags

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Cannot load package information. Is the atom category/package correct?

Emerge

root #emerge --ask category/package

Additional software

(Explain software that can be paired or used with the main software package described in this article. This could be anything from a small plugin to a complete integration.)

Configuration

(Explain how to configure the package/software/tool/utility in this section.)

Environment variables

• VAR1
• VAR2

Files

• /etc/global_file_example – Global (system wide) configuration file.
• ~/.local_file_example – Local (per user) configuration file.

Service

(Provide instructions on starting/stopping and enabling/disabling the software's service. This is only really necessary if it if the software includes a daemon for certain tasks.)

Usage

(Explain how to use the package/software/tool/utility in this section.)

Invocation

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Troubleshooting

(Troubleshoot issues in this section. Describe each issue in a separate section. It's often a good idea to use the exact error message a user might see as the section title. Remove if no issues are known.)

Issue 1

When X happens, Y is how you fix it.

Removal

Unmerge

root #emerge --ask --unmerge category/package

See also

• Article title —
• Article title – (Link to related Gentoo Wiki articles using bullet points for each link in this section; each link should be local to the Wiki. Use a dash to separate the link from a reason why the link was decided upon.)

External resources

• (Link to external resources [outside the Wiki] using bullet points in this section. It is common for the information in this section to be full sentences that are links.)

References

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Category:Software