How to select the software's version in gentoo by emerge?

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Tanky Woo picture Tanky Woo · Dec 4, 2012 · Viewed 8.2k times · Source

I want to install django 1.4, but the default install version is 1.3.2, how can I change the version to install.

I only know that to change dir to /usr/portage/dev-python/django and install the django1.4's .ebuild file

Is there another way? I read the use flag document but not found the way...

Answer

Leonid Volnitsky picture Leonid Volnitsky · Dec 4, 2012

Like this :

emerge =django-1.4

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