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@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ scripts to use squashfs to dramatically reduce the size of `/var/db/repos/gentoo
Probably not. Chances are if you're running Gentoo you've never noticed how much space `/var/db/repos/gentoo` takes up. You would only care if you're running Gentoo on ARM chinky boards with low storage / write speeds. Or if you're me, running it on a chromebook with like 16Gb of storage...
## MASTER / SLAVE structure:
My trick here is to use a MASTER computer (like a server you run 24/7 or a beefy desktop) that also runs Gentoo. The MASTER compresses its copy of the Gentoo repo into a file using squashfs. The SLAVE downloads this copy into a folder and mounts it at `/var/db/repos/gentoo`. The files are still there as far as the SLAVE's portage cares, so you can proceed to install packages as normal. **Also both master and slave need the** `sys-fs/squashfs-tools` **package!!**
My trick here is to use a MASTER computer (like a server you run 24/7 or a beefy desktop) that also runs Gentoo. The MASTER compresses its copy of the Gentoo repo into a file using squashfs. The SLAVE downloads this copy into a folder and mounts it at `/var/db/repos/gentoo`. The files are still there as far as the SLAVE's portage cares, so you can proceed to install packages as normal.
**Also both master and slave need the** `sys-fs/squashfs-tools` **package!!**
In short: