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dev-util/codex and codex-bin moved to guru

Posted: 2026-08-20 by Arran Ubels
The packages dev-util/codex and dev-util/codex-bin have been added to the official guru repository. They have been removed from this overlay to avoid collisions. Please make sure you have the guru overlay enabled to continue receiving updates for these packages.

Flutter now uses a per-user writable cache

Posted: 2026-08-15 by Arran
Starting with dev-lang/flutter-bin-3.47.0-r1, the package-managed Flutter SDK under /opt/flutter is treated as immutable. Flutter's writable runtime cache is seeded into each user's cache directory instead of modifying /opt/flutter at runtime.

By default, the Flutter binary/artifact cache is stored under:

${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/flutter/<version>/bin-cache

and the pub cache is stored under:

${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/flutter/pub-cache

The initial run may therefore copy a substantial amount of data into the user's cache and temporarily increase disk usage. Multiple users will have separate writable caches.

Users and service environments may override these locations explicitly with FLUTTER_CACHE_DIR and PUB_CACHE. When both are set, the launcher does not require HOME or XDG_CACHE_HOME.

Old per-version Flutter cache directories may be removed manually when they are no longer needed. They will be recreated from the installed SDK if required.

Removal of dev-util/antigravity-bin and dev-util/antigravity-cli-bin in favor of GURU packages

Posted: 2026-08-13 by Arran
The `dev-util/antigravity-bin` and `dev-util/antigravity-cli-bin` packages have been removed from this overlay because equivalent packages, `dev-util/google-antigravity`, `dev-util/google-antigravity-cli`, and `dev-util/google-antigravity-ide` are now available in the GURU repository.

Please migrate your installation to the GURU packages:

emerge --deselect dev-util/antigravity-bin dev-util/antigravity-cli-bin emerge --ask dev-util/google-antigravity dev-util/google-antigravity-cli dev-util/google-antigravity-ide emerge --depclean dev-util/antigravity-bin dev-util/antigravity-cli-bin

Migration to Flatpak for RustDesk, Caprine, LocalSend, and Picocrypt

Posted: 2026-08-10 by Arran
I am migrating RustDesk, Caprine, LocalSend, and Picocrypt from ebuild to flatpak installed version and as a result will no longer be updating ebuilds for them. The list of affected applications being removed from this overlay:
  • RustDesk
  • Caprine
  • LocalSend
  • Picocrypt


These applications have valid flatpaks in the main flatpak repo (Flathub). You can search for flatpaks using `flatpak search <name>`. Example installation commands: flatpak install flathub com.rustdesk.RustDesk flatpak install flathub com.sindresorhus.Caprine flatpak install flathub org.localsend.localsend_app flatpak install flathub io.github.picocrypt.Picocrypt

If you'd like to continue using ebuilds, you can take the workflows and config from the git history of this overlay and put them in your own overlay to continue support. Alternatively, you can log an issue on the arrans_overlay repo for assistance or requests.

Migration to Flatpak for several applications

Posted: 2026-07-22 by Arran
I am migrating a couple of apps from ebuilds to flatpak installed version and as a result will no longer be updating ebuilds for them. The list of affected applications being removed from this overlay:
  • Anytype
  • Ente Auth
  • ImHex


These applications have valid flatpaks in the main flatpak repo (Flathub). You can search for flatpaks using `flatpak search <name>`. Example installation commands: flatpak install flathub io.anytype.anytype flatpak install flathub io.ente.auth flatpak install flathub net.werwolv.ImHex

If you'd like to continue using ebuilds, you can take the workflows and config from the git history of this overlay and put them in your own overlay to continue support. Alternatively, you can log an issue on the arrans_overlay repo for assistance or requests.

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