title: Deleting /usr/portage folder Gentoo
body: <p>I have a Gentoo based Linux OS on my computer. But the portage tree is too old, so while installing some apps there are errors.</p>
  
  <p>I downloaded an new portage snapshot for replacing my old one. But I can’t remove my /usr/portage folder because all files included there are read-only.</p>
  
  <p>As root, I run <code>rm -rf /usr/portage</code> to delete it. </p>
  
  <p>How can I remove portage folder to put my new portage snapshot there? </p>