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authorHorea Christian <horea.christ@yandex.com>2018-08-14 22:02:17 +0200
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-# Gentoo Science Overlay
+# [Gentoo Science](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Science/Overlay) Overlay
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/gentoo/sci.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/gentoo/sci)
-An overlay for Gentoo Linux, geared towards scientific packages.
+This is a Gentoo Linux [ebuild repository](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Ebuild_repository) which provides numerous scientific software packages.
-Homepage: [Science Project page](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Science/Overlay)
+## Install
-Please fork! We will merge! See [our contributing guide](https://github.com/gentoo/sci/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) document for more details.
+As per the current [Portage specifications](https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/portage/doc/man/portage.5.html), ebuild repositories (a.k.a. overlays) should be managed via file collections under `/etc/portage/repos.conf/`.
+To enable our overlay without the need for additional software, simply run (as root):
-Ask for help on [Freenode IRC](https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/irc-channels/) in #gentoo-science @ freenode.
+```
+wget https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/sci.git/plain/metadata/science.conf -O /etc/portage/repos.conf/science
+```
-Report bugs on the [GitHub issues page](https://github.com/gentoo/sci/issues).
+To start using the overlay you now only need to get the ebuilds, via `emerge --sync`.
+
+### Uninstall
+
+To uninstall the overlay run (again, as root):
+
+```
+rm /etc/portage/repos.conf/science
+rm -rf /var/lib/overlays/science
+```
+
+## Support
+
+You can ask for help on [Freenode IRC](https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/irc-channels/) in `#gentoo-science`.
+Alternatively you can report bugs bugs on the [GitHub issues page](https://github.com/gentoo/sci/issues).
+
+## Contribute
+
+Please fork! We will merge! See [our contributing guide](https://github.com/gentoo/sci/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).