Paludis is a package manager for Gentoo (and derived distributions) and Exherbo. It consists of a core library and a number of console-based clients. Package formats supported include Gentoo ebuilds and kdebuilds (as defined by the Package Manager Specification), the Exherbo exheres-0 format, and various miscellaneous utility pseudo-formats for managing accounts, unwritten and unavailable packages, and packages for which no package exists.
| Tags | Software Distribution Software Distribution Tools |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C++ Unix Shell bash |
Recent releases


Release Notes: This release changes the documentation and Git URLs from paludis.pioto.org to paludis.exherbo.org. Gentoo's new boost.python library names are now recognized.


Release Notes: This release changes the documentation and Git URLs from paludis.pioto.org to paludis.exherbo.org. Gentoo's new boost.python library names are now recognized.


Release Notes: Assorted bugfixes. Generation of thin Manifests is now supported.


Release Notes: 'cave search' now has a '--case-sensitive' option. Various bugs were fixed.


Release Notes: 'cave sync --suffix' is now known as '--source'. Command line arguments that have a short version and can be negated with '--no-*' can now be negated in short form by using '+' instead of '-'. Manifest files for E repositories are now generated with the lines in the same order as Portage. The SHA-512 and Whirlpool functions are now supported in Manifest files. The hash functions used to generate Manifest files can now be controlled by either the repository itself or user configuration.