What is this?

This is a Gentoo overlay for some of the software that I maintain. Not everything in my GitHub repository is in here -- only the stuff that I've actually tested and use myself on Gentoo. I'm using the desktop (stable) profile for my Gentoo installs.

By adding this repository to the Gentoo configuration you can, if you wish, install my software without manually having to build it. Of course, Gentoo being what it is, it will get built from source anyway; the only advantages of using the overlay are

dependencies will (should) be installed automatically, and
the software will be known to Portage, so it will be easy to uninstall later.

How to use

Install the repository selector, if it isn't already installed:

emerge --ask app-eselect/eselect-repository

Add this repository:

eselect repository add kevin-gentoo git https://github.com/kevinboone/kevin-gentoo.git
emaint sync --repo kevin-gentoo

Then emerge any of the packages from this list in the usual way.

List of packages

app-text/epub2txt README
Convert EPUB ebooks to plain text

app-text/txt2epub README
Convert plain text file(s) to EPUB ebooks

games-engines/grotz README
An interpreter for Z-code interactive fiction games, with GTK interface and some support for variable-pitch fonts

media-sound/tonegen README
Make beeps and buzzes at the command line

media-sound/javachimes README
Simulates the sound of a windchime

sci-calculators/solunar README
Display sun/moon rise/set information for a particular time or region

sci-calculators/unconv README
A unit converter that supports compound units, like "cm/sec/kg"

sci-calculators/kcalc README
A scientific calculator, extensible in Lua

www-client/jgemini-bin README
A browser for sites ('capsules') using the Gemini protocol. Implemented in Java

x11-apps/linux_background_changer README
A desktop wallpaper slideshow for a number of different Linux desktops