Portage is the default package management system of Gentoo Linux and its derivative distributions such as Calculate and Funtoo Linux. By default it compiles software from source code following the instructions found in a specialized type of shell script known as an ebuild.
Portage is the default package management system of Gentoo Linux and its derivative distributions (including Calculate and Funtoo Linux). It is written in Python and shell script and, by default, compiles the software it installs from source code following instructions found in a specialized shell script known ans an ebuild. Portage is invoked by the emerge command, and while it has no official graphical front-end a few unofficial graphical front-ends are available such as Porthole.
