Remote Unlock with Genkernel
May 21, 2026
Configure genkernel to build an initramfs with SSH and LUKS support for remote system unlocking on Gentoo
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.
Eth0 to Predictable Network Names
May 18, 2026
Migrate from eth0 to predictable network interface names on Gentoo using udevadm and OpenRC
Gentoo Logging
May 15, 2026
Set up syslog-ng and logrotate for system logging on Gentoo with hardened configuration
Gentoo Custom Patches
May 12, 2026
Create custom patches for Gentoo packages using git diff and Portage's user patch system
ZFS Autosnapshot
May 9, 2026
Configure automatic ZFS snapshots with zfs-auto-snapshot and custom patch for improved date formatting
Command Line Git Client
May 6, 2026
Install git on Gentoo and configure it for GitHub access using SSH keys
Improving ZFS Efficiency
May 3, 2026
Improve ZFS efficiency and management by creating separate datasets for tmp and var directories
Installing and Configuring Cron
April 30, 2026
Set up cronie on Gentoo for automated task scheduling with crontab configuration
Setting Up a New Hetzner Server
April 27, 2026
Comprehensive guide to setting up a Gentoo server on Hetzner dedicated hardware with RAID1, LUKS encryption, and ZFS storage
Find Gentoo Packages with Eix
April 18, 2026
Install and use eix for faster, more efficient Gentoo package searching compared to emerge -s
Add System-Specific CPU Flags
April 15, 2026
Configure CPU-specific flags in Gentoo's make.conf for optimized compilation using cpuid2cpuflags
Gentoo Install File Clean Up
April 12, 2026
Clean up stage3 tarball file after Gentoo installation is complete and system is stable
Directories Hard to Read (aka DIRCOLORS)
April 9, 2026
Fix hard-to-read dark blue directories by customizing dir_colors configuration for improved terminal visibility
Custom Script Directories Included in $PATH
April 6, 2026
Automatically include custom script directories in PATH with support for local and shared scripts across your network
Set Up Common Aliases
April 3, 2026
Configure system-level bash aliases available to all users with centralized management
Setting Up SSH Keychain
March 31, 2026
Configure keychain to manage SSH keys seamlessly in interactive shells and scripts
Reduce TTYs
March 10, 2026
Minimize resource usage on headless servers by reducing the number of active TTYs to one
Cleaning Gentoo Kernels
March 7, 2026
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
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
Set up Hetzner vswitch with VLAN tagging for static IP management across virtual machines on Gentoo
Kernel-config-search script
February 23, 2026
A simple script to search your running kernel's configuration for specific options
Estimate How Long to Compile Gentoo Package
January 5, 2026
Track Gentoo package compilation progress and estimate time remaining with the genlop utility