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 # overlaytopleft
 
-A Portage overlay, for whatever the kids use instead of layman nowadays
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+A Portage overlay
+
+## Quick Setup
+as root:
+```
+emerge -n eselect-repository
+# i'm not currently in the public listings
+eselect repository add overlaytopleft git https://vcs.otl-hga.net/nicole/overlaytopleft.git
+eselect repository enable overlaytopleft
+```
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