Package categories

167 package categories in 22 groups.

acct-group

The acct-group category contains packages for system groups. Contains 445 packages last updated .

acct-user

The acct-user category contains packages for system users. Contains 414 packages last updated .

app-accessibility

The app-accessibility category contains packages which help with accessibility (for example, screen readers). Contains 26 packages last updated .

app-admin

The app-admin category contains non-core applications which relate to system administration. Contains 191 packages last updated .

app-alternatives

The app-alternatives category contains packages providing symlinks linking different available implementations for various executables. Contains 10 packages last updated .

app-antivirus

The app-antivirus category contains antivirus software. Contains 4 packages last updated .

app-arch

The app-arch category contains tools for archiving, compressing and uncompressing files or groups of files. Contains 105 packages last updated .

app-backup

The app-backup category contains tools for performing backups of data, including both full and incremental backups, as well as backups to other media (CD-R, Tape, etc.). Contains 46 packages last updated .

app-benchmarks

The app-benchmarks category contains benchmarking software. Contains 27 packages last updated .

app-cdr

The app-cdr category contains software for writing CDs and DVDs, and for working with .iso files. Contains 45 packages last updated .

app-containers

Contains 52 packages last updated .

app-crypt

The app-crypt category contains cryptographic (encryption, decryption, steganography and signing) software. Contains 146 packages last updated .

app-dicts

The app-dicts category contains dictionary and word-list packages. Contains 194 packages last updated .

app-doc

The app-doc category contains various miscellaneous documentation collections. Contains 48 packages last updated .

app-editors

The app-editors category contains text editors. Contains 83 packages last updated .

app-emacs

The app-emacs category contains extension packages for the Emacs text editor. Contains 446 packages last updated .

app-emulation

The app-emulation category contains emulation software. Contains 89 packages last updated .

app-eselect

The app-eselect category contains modules for the eselect configuration and administration tool. Contains 39 packages last updated .

app-forensics

The app-forensics category contains software which helps detect and analyse security breaches. Contains 27 packages last updated .

app-i18n

The app-i18n category contains internationalisation-related packages. Contains 103 packages last updated .

app-laptop

The app-laptop category contains packages which are designed to work with certain kinds of laptop or notebook computer. Contains 19 packages last updated .

app-metrics

The app-metrics category contains software generating, transforming or consuming application, service and system metrics. Contains 41 packages last updated .

app-misc

The app-misc category contains various miscellaneous application packages which don't belong anywhere else. Contains 305 packages last updated .

app-mobilephone

The app-mobilephone category contains software for working with mobile phones. Contains 12 packages last updated .

app-office

The app-office category contains 'office' (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation) software packages. Contains 47 packages last updated .

app-officeext

The app-officeext category contains extension packages for LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Contains 8 packages last updated .

app-pda

The app-pda category contains software for working with personal digital assistants or hand-held computers. Contains 11 packages last updated .

app-portage

The app-portage category contains software which works with portage or ebuilds. Contains 57 packages last updated .

app-shells

The app-shells category contains shells and their extensions. Contains 57 packages last updated .

app-text

The app-text category contains tools for working with human-language text files. Contains 295 packages last updated .

app-vim

The app-vim category contains plugins, syntax file and spelling packages for the Vim text editor. Contains 190 packages last updated .

app-xemacs

The app-xemacs category contains extensions for the XEmacs text editor. Contains 131 packages last updated .

dev-ada

The dev-ada category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Ada programming language. Contains 26 packages last updated .

dev-cpp

The dev-cpp category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the c++ programming language. Contains 84 packages last updated .

dev-db

The dev-db category contains libraries and utilities for database related programming. Contains 94 packages last updated .

dev-dotnet

The dev-dotnet category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the .NET programming environment. Contains 15 packages last updated .

dev-embedded

The dev-embedded category contains libraries and utilities relevant to embedded programming. Contains 54 packages last updated .

dev-erlang

The dev-erlang category contains libraries, utilities or bindings written in or for the Erlang programming language. Contains 31 packages last updated .

dev-games

The dev-games category contains libraries and utilities relevant to games programming. Contains 36 packages last updated .

dev-go

The dev-go category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Go programming language. Contains 28 packages last updated .

dev-haskell

The dev-haskell category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Haskell programming language. Contains 507 packages last updated .

dev-java

The dev-java category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Java programming language. Contains 361 packages last updated .

dev-lang

The dev-lang category contains various programming language implementations and related tools. Contains 126 packages last updated .

dev-libs

The dev-libs category contains various miscellaneous programming libraries. Contains 596 packages last updated .

dev-lisp

The dev-lisp category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Lisp programming language. Contains 19 packages last updated .

dev-lua

The dev-lua category contains libraries, utilities or bindings written in or for the Lua programming language. Contains 43 packages last updated .

dev-ml

The dev-ml category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the ML programming language. Contains 230 packages last updated .

dev-perl

The dev-perl category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Perl programming language. Contains 1732 packages last updated .

dev-php

The dev-php category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the PHP programming language. Contains 211 packages last updated .

dev-python

The dev-python category contains packages whose primary purpose is to provide Python modules, extensions and bindings, as well as tools and utilities useful for development in the Python programming language. Contains 1658 packages last updated .

dev-qt

The dev-qt category contains packages for the Qt framework modules and directly related libraries and development applications from the upstream Qt Project. Do not add other packages to this category. Contains 67 packages last updated .

dev-ruby

The dev-ruby category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Ruby programming language. Contains 662 packages last updated .

dev-scheme

The dev-scheme category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Scheme programming language. Contains 59 packages last updated .

dev-tcltk

The dev-tcltk category contains Tcl- and Tk-related libraries and tools. Contains 32 packages last updated .

dev-tex

The dev-tex category contains libraries and tools useful when working with TeX and TeX-based environments such as LaTeX. Contains 38 packages last updated .

dev-texlive

The dev-texlive category contains various TeXLive's packages. Contains 38 packages last updated .

dev-util

The dev-util category contains various miscellaneous development utilities. Contains 425 packages last updated .

dev-vcs

The dev-vcs category contains utilities focused on version control. Contains 68 packages last updated .

games-action

The games-action category contains action games. Contains 85 packages last updated .

games-arcade

The games-arcade category contains arcade games. Contains 123 packages last updated .

games-board

The games-board category contains board games. Contains 59 packages last updated .

games-emulation

The games-emulation category contains game platform emulators. Contains 71 packages last updated .

games-engines

The games-engines category contains game engines. Contains 20 packages last updated .

games-fps

The games-fps category contains first person shooter games. Contains 70 packages last updated .

games-kids

The games-kids category contains games designed for children. Contains 6 packages last updated .

games-misc

The games-misc category contains miscellaneous games which do not fit into other games- categories. Contains 52 packages last updated .

games-mud

The games-mud category contains multi-user dungeon games. Contains 10 packages last updated .

games-puzzle

The games-puzzle category contains puzzle games. Contains 102 packages last updated .

games-roguelike

The games-roguelike category contains games which resemble Rogue's style. Contains 17 packages last updated .

games-rpg

The games-rpg category contains role-playing games. Contains 49 packages last updated .

games-server

The games-server category contains game servers. Contains 10 packages last updated .

games-simulation

The games-simulation category contains simulation games. Contains 22 packages last updated .

games-sports

The games-sports category contains sports games. Contains 12 packages last updated .

games-strategy

The games-strategy category contains strategy games. Contains 48 packages last updated .

games-util

The games-util category contains various game-related utilities. Contains 48 packages last updated .

gnome-base

The gnome-base category contains core GNOME packages. Contains 27 packages last updated .

gnome-extra

The gnome-extra category contains additional non-core GNOME packages. Contains 65 packages last updated .

gnustep-apps

The gnustep-apps category contains GNUstep applications. Contains 32 packages last updated .

gnustep-base

The gnustep-base category contains GNUstep base packages. Contains 9 packages last updated .

gnustep-libs

The gnustep-libs category contains GNUstep libraries. Contains 10 packages last updated .

gui-apps

The gui-apps category contains miscellaneous applications that run across various window managers and gui backends. Contains 27 packages last updated .

gui-libs

The gui-libs category contains miscellaneous libraries that support various window managers. Contains 26 packages last updated .

gui-wm

The gui-wm category contains various window managers. Contains 6 packages last updated .

kde-apps

The kde-apps category contains packages released by KDE as part of KDE Applications 5. Contains 222 packages last updated .

kde-frameworks

The kde-frameworks category contains KDE Frameworks - the next generation of KDE libraries modularized for easy integration in Qt applications. Contains 78 packages last updated .

kde-misc

The kde-misc category contains various miscellaneous KDE packages. In general, packages here are extensions of the Plasma desktop environment (ioslaves, command center modules, plasmoids, ...), while KDE applications that do not rely on the desktop environment better suit other categories. Contains 27 packages last updated .

kde-plasma

The kde-plasma category contains KDE Plasma Contains 62 packages last updated .

lxde-base

The lxde-base category contains core packages for LXDE, the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. Contains 15 packages last updated .

lxqt-base

The lxqt-base category contains core packages for LXQt Desktop Environment. Contains 17 packages last updated .

mail-client

The mail-client category contains email clients. Contains 19 packages last updated .

mail-filter

The mail-filter category contains email filtering software. Contains 49 packages last updated .

mail-mta

The mail-mta category contains mail transport agent packages. Contains 13 packages last updated .

mate-base

The mate-base category contains core MATE packages. Contains 12 packages last updated .

mate-extra

The mate-extra category contains additional non-core MATE packages. Contains 16 packages last updated .

media-fonts

The media-fonts category contains fonts. Contains 225 packages last updated .

media-gfx

The media-gfx category contains graphics-related packages. Contains 228 packages last updated .

media-libs

The media-libs category contains media-related libraries. Contains 422 packages last updated .

media-plugins

The media-plugins category contains plugin packages for various media applications. Contains 259 packages last updated .

media-radio

The media-radio category contains radio-related media applications. Contains 30 packages last updated .

media-sound

The media-sound category contains sound, music and audio applications. Contains 349 packages last updated .

media-tv

The media-tv category contains television-related applications. Contains 20 packages last updated .

media-video

The media-video category contains video-related applications. Contains 149 packages last updated .

net-analyzer

The net-analyzer category contains network analysis software. Contains 261 packages last updated .

net-dialup

The net-dialup category contains dialup-related networking software. Contains 30 packages last updated .

net-dns

The net-dns category contains DNS (Domain Name Service) related software. Contains 48 packages last updated .

net-firewall

The net-firewall category contains network firewall software. Contains 25 packages last updated .

net-fs

The net-fs category contains network filesystem packages. Contains 19 packages last updated .

net-ftp

The net-ftp contains FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software. Contains 18 packages last updated .

net-im

The net-im category contains instant messaging software. Contains 55 packages last updated .

net-irc

The net-irc category contains IRC (Internet Relay Chat) clients and servers. Contains 48 packages last updated .

net-libs

The net-libs category contains libraries that are network-related. Contains 191 packages last updated .

net-mail

The net-mail category contains various email-related utilities. Contains 85 packages last updated .

net-misc

The net-misc category contains various miscellaneous networking tools and utilities. Contains 329 packages last updated .

net-nds

The net-nds category contains NDS (NetWare Directory Services) software. Contains 13 packages last updated .

net-news

The net-news category contains news-related network software. Contains 12 packages last updated .

net-nntp

The net-nntp category contains NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) software. Contains 7 packages last updated .

net-p2p

The net-p2p category contains peer-to-peer networking applications. Contains 40 packages last updated .

net-print

The net-print category contains network printing packages. Contains 33 packages last updated .

net-proxy

The net-proxy category contains network proxy software. Contains 31 packages last updated .

net-voip

The net-voip category contains packages related to Voice-over-IP Contains 8 packages last updated .

net-vpn

The net-vpn category contains packages related to virtual private networks and tunneling utilities. Contains 44 packages last updated .

net-wireless

The net-wireless category contains wireless networking software and utilities. Contains 81 packages last updated .

perl-core

The perl-core category contains libraries and utilities relevant to the Perl programming language which correspond to parts of core Contains 12 packages last updated .

sci-astronomy

The sci-astronomy category contains software that can be used in astronomical and related scientific environments. Contains 40 packages last updated .

sci-biology

The sci-biology category contains software that can be used in biological and related scientific environments. Contains 115 packages last updated .

sci-calculators

The sci-calculators category contains scientific calculator packages. Contains 18 packages last updated .

sci-chemistry

The sci-chemistry category contains software that can be used in chemistral scientific environments. Contains 56 packages last updated .

sci-electronics

The sci-electronics category contains electronics packages. Contains 53 packages last updated .

sci-geosciences

The sci-geosciences category contains geosciences-related software. Contains 67 packages last updated .

sci-libs

The sci-libs category contains various science-related libraries. Contains 273 packages last updated .

sci-mathematics

The sci-mathematics category contains mathematical software. Contains 113 packages last updated .

sci-misc

The sci-misc category contains various miscellaneous science applications which do not fit any other sci-* category. Contains 14 packages last updated .

sci-physics

The sci-physics category contains physics related software. Contains 24 packages last updated .

sci-visualization

The sci-visualization category contains scientific visualization applications. Contains 28 packages last updated .

sec-keys

The sec-keys category contains cryptographic key bundles such as OpenPGP keys used by upstream to sign distfiles. Contains 133 packages last updated .

sec-policy

The sec-policy category contains security policies for access control systems such as SELinux. Contains 259 packages last updated .

sys-apps

The sys-apps category contains various core system applications, and some non-core system applications which have not yet been moved out into other sys- categories. Contains 298 packages last updated .

sys-auth

The sys-auth category contains applications and libraries to support authentication and authorization facilities. Here belongs PAM modules, NSS modules and login apps. Contains 54 packages last updated .

sys-block

The sys-block category contains packages which work with block devices. Contains 66 packages last updated .

sys-boot

The sys-boot category contains bootloaders and related tools. Contains 33 packages last updated .

sys-cluster

The sys-cluster category contains cluster-related software. Contains 68 packages last updated .

sys-devel

The sys-devel category contains various core system development tools and libraries. Contains 65 packages last updated .

sys-fabric

The sys-fabric category contains OFED software stack and other infiniband related software. Contains 4 packages last updated .

sys-firmware

The sys-firmware category contains misc. firmware and microcode. Contains 33 packages last updated .

sys-fs

The sys-fs category contains filesystem tools and utilities. Contains 132 packages last updated .

sys-kernel

The sys-kernel category contains kernel source ebuilds and kernel-related tools. Contains 26 packages last updated .

sys-libs

The sys-libs category contains various system-level libraries. Contains 87 packages last updated .

sys-power

The sys-power category contains software which handles power management, including CPU frequency scaling tools. Contains 33 packages last updated .

sys-process

The sys-process category contains packages which query or manipulate processes. The 'cron' daemons are included in this. Contains 60 packages last updated .

virtual

The virtual category contains packages which satisfy virtual dependencies. Contains 169 packages last updated .

www-apache

The www-apache category contains modules for the Apache webserver. Contains 34 packages last updated .

www-apps

The www-apps category contains various world wide web applications. Contains 79 packages last updated .

www-client

The www-client category contains world wide web clients. Contains 35 packages last updated .

www-misc

The www-misc category contains various miscellaneous world wide web software. Contains 15 packages last updated .

www-plugins

The www-plugins category contains plug-ins for Web browsers. Contains 6 packages last updated .

www-servers

The www-servers category contains web server packages. Contains 27 packages last updated .

x11-apps

x11-apps contains applications distributed as part of X.Org X11. Contains 83 packages last updated .

x11-base

The x11-base category contains various X11 base implementations. Contains 8 packages last updated .

x11-drivers

x11-drivers contain drivers that interface with the core X11 server. Contains 27 packages last updated .

x11-libs

The x11-libs category contains various X11-related libraries. Contains 108 packages last updated .

x11-misc

The x11-misc category contains miscellaneous X11 applications which do not belong elsewhere. Contains 282 packages last updated .

x11-plugins

The x11-plugins category contains plugin packages for various X11 applications. Contains 160 packages last updated .

x11-terms

The x11-terms category contains terminal emulators for X11 environments. Contains 26 packages last updated .

x11-themes

The x11-themes category contains various theme and style packages for X11 applications. Contains 121 packages last updated .

x11-wm

The x11-wm category contains X11 window managers. Contains 54 packages last updated .

xfce-base

The xfce-base category contains base XFCE packages. Contains 17 packages last updated .

xfce-extra

The xfce-extra category contains non-core XFCE applications. Contains 45 packages last updated .