Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux installation, configuration, and package management guides. Learn about Portage, USE flags, compilation optimization, and system customization for this source-based distribution.

Reduce TTYs

March 10, 2026

system-administration

Minimize resource usage on headless servers by reducing the number of active TTYs to one

Cleaning Gentoo Kernels

March 7, 2026

system-administration

Automatically clean up old Gentoo kernel files to free boot partition space using eclean-kernel

Dedicated Server, Public Subnet, and Vswitch on Hetzner

March 4, 2026

system-administration virtualization networking

Configure Hetzner vswitch with public subnet routing for virtual machines using layer 3 networking instead of layer 2

Hetzner Vswitch/VLAN Configuration

March 1, 2026

system-administration virtualization networking

Set up Hetzner vswitch with VLAN tagging for static IP management across virtual machines on Gentoo

Kernel-config-search script

February 23, 2026

scripts

A simple script to search your running kernel's configuration for specific options

Estimate How Long to Compile Gentoo Package

January 5, 2026

system-administration

Track Gentoo package compilation progress and estimate time remaining with the genlop utility