This hook will prevent paludis from overwriting files already one the file system, by checking if each file to be installed already exists. dleverton none

Just install the package. paludis -i app-paludis/paludis-hooks-collision-protect Enable the collision-protect extended use flag in the /etc/paludis/use.conf file, by adding collision-protect to the line. * PALUDIS_HOOKS: collision-protect ....... Then run: paludis -i paludis-hooks --dl-reinstall if-use-changed

To enable the hook you can use eselect with the command eselect paludis-hook enable collision-protect To disable the hook you can use eselect just like the example above shows, but by changing enable to disable like this eselect paludis-hook disable collision-protect See here with paludis support.

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