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  1. 10-29-2005 #1
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    not sure if it supports .rar but try ebookmerge, available in your friendly neighborhood portage tree...
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    a .rar us a win rar file. It's like Zip, so you'll need to decompress the file using "unrar"
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    ebookmerge is masked
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    you can unmask it...its 0.6 so it may be stable enough
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    how would i unmask it
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    man emerge
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    to unmask something you put it's name in the /etc/portage/package.keywords file. you can either edit it drectly, or just use echo:
    Code:
    echo "directory/package ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
    so in your case it will be:
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    echo "app-doc/ebookmerge ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
    just remember to include the FULL name in the package.keywords file.
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    Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
    Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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