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On Thursday 28 October 2004 01:22 pm, James wrote:
> I cannot seem to find which ebuild package I use to install "dig" on my new
> gentoo portable. I did find a new package, called "host" that may indeed
> contain dig or
> be an upgrade replacement for dig, but, I need guidance from the
> gentoo_masters as to what is best, and where good ole dig has gone?

Um, this question was just asked yesterday.. emerge bind-tools..

Jeff

James wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I cannot seem to find which ebuild package I use to install "dig" on my new
> gentoo portable. I did find a new package, called "host" that may indeed contain
> dig or
> be an upgrade replacement for dig, but, I need guidance from the gentoo_masters
> as to what is best, and where good ole dig has gone?
>
> James
>
>
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> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>


emerge bind-tools

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Dig is included in the net-dns/bind-tools package, as is host and nslookup.

-Dan

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:22:36 +0000 (UTC), James
<wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I cannot seem to find which ebuild package I use to install "dig" on my new
> gentoo portable. I did find a new package, called "host" that may indeed contain
> dig or
> be an upgrade replacement for dig, but, I need guidance from the gentoo_masters
> as to what is best, and where good ole dig has gone?
>
> James
>
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>

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Jeff Smelser <tradergt <at> smelser.org> writes:

> Um, this question was just asked yesterday.. emerge bind-tools..

Yes, well I do not have enough time to read all the postings....
I did try to discover what package had dig buried inside of it,
with no success. Maybe you could enlighten me as to what commands/syntax/search
I could have used to discover which package had dig buried in it?

Surely there is a listing or command-syntax I could have used to avoid
disturbing the list, with such a trivial detail? I'm still assimilating 'gentoo
tricks'.....

sincerely,
James







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On Thursday 28 October 2004 03:37 pm, James wrote:
> Jeff Smelser <tradergt <at> smelser.org> writes:
> > Um, this question was just asked yesterday.. emerge bind-tools..
>
> Yes, well I do not have enough time to read all the postings....

google.com.. gentoo-user dig emerge... ;)

> I did try to discover what package had dig buried inside of it,
> with no success. Maybe you could enlighten me as to what
> commands/syntax/search I could have used to discover which package had dig
> buried in it?

Nope. Not really.. You might get lucky with a google search, but you cant know
whats in a package in all circumstances.

> Surely there is a listing or command-syntax I could have used to avoid
> disturbing the list, with such a trivial detail? I'm still assimilating
> 'gentoo tricks'.....

Not this time.. No trick, just have to be in the know..

Jeff

James wrote:
> Jeff Smelser <tradergt <at> smelser.org> writes:
>
>
>>Um, this question was just asked yesterday.. emerge bind-tools..
>
>
> Yes, well I do not have enough time to read all the postings....
> I did try to discover what package had dig buried inside of it,
> with no success. Maybe you could enlighten me as to what commands/syntax/search
> I could have used to discover which package had dig buried in it?
>
> Surely there is a listing or command-syntax I could have used to avoid
> disturbing the list, with such a trivial detail? I'm still assimilating 'gentoo
> tricks'.....
>


no trick; just prior knowledge that dig is usually part of Bind. Then:

emerge -s bind

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On Thursday 28 October 2004 06:05 pm, Ed Budd wrote:
>
> no trick; just prior knowledge that dig is usually part of Bind. Then:
>
> emerge -s bind

Don't install the entire bind, unless you need named too.. emerge bind-tools
gives you just dig, nslookup, and a few others without named.

Jeff