Install this version:
emerge -a =gnome-extra/gnome-boxes-50.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gnome-extra/gnome-boxes-50.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gnome-extra/gnome-boxes-50.0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50.0 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit gnome.org gnome2-utils linux-info meson readme.gentoo-r1 vala xdg
DESCRIPTION="Simple GNOME application to access remote or virtual systems"
HOMEPAGE="https://apps.gnome.org/Boxes/"
LICENSE="LGPL-2+ CC-BY-2.0"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
# FIXME: qemu probably needs to depend on spice[smartcard] directly with USE=spice
# FIXME: Check over libvirt USE=libvirtd,qemu and the smartcard/usbredir requirements
# Technically vala itself still ships a libsoup vapi, but that may change, and
# it should be better to use the .vapi from the same libsoup version
DEPEND="
>=app-arch/libarchive-3.0.0:=
>=dev-libs/glib-2.52:2
>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.1:3
>=dev-libs/libportal-0.7[gtk]
>=gui-libs/libhandy-1.5.0:1
>=sys-libs/libosinfo-1.10.0-r1
net-libs/libsoup:3.0
virtual/libusb:1
>=app-emulation/libvirt-glib-5.0.0
>=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8:2=
>=net-misc/spice-gtk-0.32[gtk3(+),smartcard,usbredir]
>=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.38.0:4.1
>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.82.0-r2:=
>=dev-libs/libgudev-165:=
" # gobject-introspection needed for libovf subproject
# These are called via exec():
# - sys-fs/mtools mcopy for unattended file copying for files that libarchive doesn't support
# - app-cdr/cdrtools mkisofs is needed for unattended installer secondary disk image creation
# - app-emulation/libguestfs virt-sysprep is used for VM cloing, if not there, it logs debug and doesn't function
# - sys-apps/policycoreutils restorecon is used for checking selinux context
# - app-emulation/libvirt virsh used for various checks (and we need the library anyways)
# - sys-auth/polkit used for making all libvirt system disks readable via "pkexec
# chmod a+r" that aren't already readable to the user (libvirt system importer)
# - app-emulation/qemu qemu-img used to convert image to QCOW2 format during copy
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
app-cdr/cdrtools
app-misc/localsearch:3[iso]
app-emulation/spice[smartcard]
>=app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.3[libvirtd,qemu]
>=app-emulation/qemu-1.3.1[spice,smartcard,usbredir]
sys-fs/mtools
sys-auth/polkit
"
# This is only needed for creating the .vapi file, but gnome-boxes needs it
BDEPEND="
$(vala_depend)
sys-libs/libosinfo[vala]
app-crypt/libsecret[vala]
net-libs/libsoup:3.0[vala]
app-emulation/libvirt-glib[vala]
net-misc/spice-gtk[vala]
x11-libs/vte:2.91[vala]
dev-libs/appstream-glib
dev-util/itstool
>=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8
virtual/pkgconfig
"
DISABLE_AUTOFORMATTING="yes"
DOC_CONTENTS="Before running gnome-boxes for local VMs, you will need to load the KVM modules.
If you have an Intel Processor, run:
# modprobe kvm-intel
If you have an AMD Processor, run:
# modprobe kvm-amd"
pkg_pretend() {
linux-info_get_any_version
if linux_config_exists; then
if ! { linux_chkconfig_present KVM_AMD || \
linux_chkconfig_present KVM_INTEL; }; then
ewarn "You need KVM support in your kernel to use GNOME Boxes local VM support!"
fi
fi
}
src_prepare() {
default
vala_setup
xdg_environment_reset
}
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
-Ddistributor_name=Gentoo
-Ddistributor_version=${PVR}
-Dinstalled_tests=false
-Dflatpak=false
-Dprofile=default
-Duefi=true
)
meson_src_configure
}
src_install() {
meson_src_install
readme.gentoo_create_doc
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
gnome2_schemas_update
readme.gentoo_print_elog
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_pkg_postrm
gnome2_schemas_update
}
>=app-arch/libarchive-3.0.0:= >=dev-libs/glib-2.52:2 >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.1:3 >=dev-libs/libportal-0.7[gtk] >=gui-libs/libhandy-1.5.0:1 >=sys-libs/libosinfo-1.10.0-r1 net-libs/libsoup:3.0 virtual/libusb:1 >=app-emulation/libvirt-glib-5.0.0 >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8:2= >=net-misc/spice-gtk-0.32[gtk3(+),smartcard,usbredir] >=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.38.0:4.1 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.82.0-r2:= >=dev-libs/libgudev-165:=
>=app-arch/libarchive-3.0.0:= >=dev-libs/glib-2.52:2 >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.1:3 >=dev-libs/libportal-0.7[gtk] >=gui-libs/libhandy-1.5.0:1 >=sys-libs/libosinfo-1.10.0-r1 net-libs/libsoup:3.0 virtual/libusb:1 >=app-emulation/libvirt-glib-5.0.0 >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8:2= >=net-misc/spice-gtk-0.32[gtk3(+),smartcard,usbredir] >=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.38.0:4.1 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.82.0-r2:= >=dev-libs/libgudev-165:= app-cdr/cdrtools app-misc/localsearch:3[iso] app-emulation/spice[smartcard] >=app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.3[libvirtd,qemu] >=app-emulation/qemu-1.3.1[spice,smartcard,usbredir] sys-fs/mtools sys-auth/polkit
$(vala_depend) sys-libs/libosinfo[vala] app-crypt/libsecret[vala] net-libs/libsoup:3.0[vala] app-emulation/libvirt-glib[vala] net-misc/spice-gtk[vala] x11-libs/vte:2.91[vala] dev-libs/appstream-glib dev-util/itstool >=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8 virtual/pkgconfig