Added README

GENERAL.md

@@ -13,19 +13,40 @@ To install available updates:
 
 Gentoo services have init files in the `/etc/init.d/` directory.
 
-To start a service:
+* To start a service:
 `/etc/init.d/[service] start`
 
-To restart a service:
+* To restart a service:
 `/etc/init.d/[service] restart`
 
-To stop a service:
+* To stop a service:
 `/etc/init.d/[service] stop`
 
-Common services
+* Common services
 
-`mysqld` - mysql
+	`mysqld` - mysql
+	
+	`php-fpm` - php with fpm  
+	
+	`lighttpd` - lighttpd web server
 
-`php-fpm` - php with fpm  
+## Installing software 
+
+Generally, all there is to installing addtional software is 
+
+`emerge [software]`
+
+But sometimes you don't know the package name, or if it exists, so you want to search:
+
+`emerge --search [software]`
+
+And it's a good idea to see what packages will be installed, without actually installing it
+
+`emerge -pv [software]`
+
+* If the sofware you are trying to install is masked, you can add the software to the `package.keywords` file in `/etc/portage/`. If the file doesn't exist, you can create it.
+Each package added to the file looks like this:
+`[category]/[software] ~amd64` or if you are using a 32-bit version, `[category]/[software] ~x86`
+
+* If the software doesn't have the `USE` settings it needs, for example if php doesn't have mysql support, you can add these to the `package.use` file in `/etc/portage`
 
-`lighttpd` - lighttpd web server

README.md

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+# Gentoo Web Server Guide
+
+A guide to setup and maintain a webserver with php/lighttpd 
+