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📝 Made note of using package.mask for updates

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## Masking
Masking can be used to temporarily/permanently prevent portage from
installing/updating certain packges. Within `/etc/portage/package.mask/` there
is a `package.mask` file in which you can specifiy which packageds you don't
wish to install/update.
Note that you can comment out these files to temporarily allow
installation/updating should you need granular control over when to update
certain packages (i.e. the sources kernels).
## Updating Kernels
This is a bit more involved. Firstly you'll need sys-kernel/gentoo-sources. If