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[MarkHaysHarris777]

Good morning Pinesters !

Ok, for those of you new to Gentoo, I'm here to show you how to install an app in Gentoo. Its a little different, because it does not download a binary blob and place it in /usr/bin !!

The installation process actually merges the apps source, by downloading the required packages sources and compiling them on-the-fly as it installs them ! The upside to this process is that the Gentoo system matches YOUR hardware and configuration very perfectly--- its clean, solid, and stable. Ok, let's install the missing vim app; the vim app is an app-editor.

first make yourself root:

su -

logon with the root password (default for Gentoo, is gentoo)

The following command will show you what is required without doing anything; very safe:

emerge -pv app-editor/vim-core

The following command will actually merge the product and install vim on your system, after you respond Yes

emerge -a app-editor/vim-core

^^^
The above command (in this case) is a six step installation. Yes, you do have to be connected to the Internet with a good link. The process actually builds the vim-core dependencies and sources on-the-fly while you watch... its an educational and fascinating process (and you'll learn a lot about gnu+linux in the process). Warning, it does take some time; this six step process took about ten minutes on my system.

hav'fun , and stay positive (attitude is everything)