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Gentoo Linux is a special flavor of Linux that is normally custom-built on every machine and thus can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. This should provide better performance and configurability. Small setup-files, called ebuilds, contain the information about how to build a package. When the user installs the package, it is transfered to the ... [MORE]

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1. Gentoo-Portage wiki - A WikiWiki that provides HowTos, Tips and Tricks and man-pages around the Portage packaging system.
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2. Idiot guide to setup - A step-by-step tutorial on setting up Gentoo including a checklist and pictures of the required steps.
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3. Linux installation for simple remote servers - Describes the Gentoo installation procedure. Basic installation, Audio, GUI, Video, links.
4. A site reborn: The gentoo.org redesign - Daniel Robbins shares his experiences as he redesigns the Gentoo-Web site using technologies like XML, XSLT, and Python.
5. Abeni - A tool that allows to edit ebuild-scripts and check the syntax before trying to build it. Lists features, downloads, documentation and screenshots.
6. Appear - A Gentoo Portage improvement - A frontend written in sh which makes Portage (the Gentoo Linux package manager) more efficient by backgrounding downloads and allowing for automatic prelinking of packages.
7. BreakMyGentoo - Provides additional packages that are not provided in the main distribution and a guide about how to set the CFLAGS for compiling.
8. cfghelper - Provides a Python script for managing config files created by portage.
9. CLiki - Lisp and Gentoo - Provides information about supported implementations of the Lisp programming language.
10. Cool Linux CD - A liveCD based Gentoo that can be used to boot Linux without installing.
11. daRav.de - Gentoo Ebuilds - Some ebuilds and a small howto about software suspend under Gentoo.
12. DataCore - Gentoo SVN Repository - Provides additional ebuilds in a Subversion-repository.
13. DistroWatch.com: Gentoo - Provides a basic feature list and a package comparison table.
14. Flameeyes's Unofficial ebuilds - Some unofficial ebuilds and other development oriented information.
15. g2boojum's Gentoo page - Provides a couple of tarballs that make it possible to use portage in an already existing OpenBSD or FreeBSD installation. Also provides a description of the internals of portage.
16. Genlop - A perl script that parses portage log-files for information.
17. Genone's portage patchset - The goal of this project is to provide a testbed for all kind of patches to portage, the package management system.
18. Gentoo - The official pages for the distribution provide documentation, downloads and installation instructions, mailing-lists, forums, performance reviews and news.
19. Gentoo Buildtime Database and Statistics - This site holds stats about Gentoo and the ability of calculating mergetimes beforehand.
20. Gentoo Community News NEW! - A community news site with articles relating to Gentoo Linux.
21. Gentoo For Zaurus - Base the propjects Cacko X11 Rom and The Emerde Project. Provides documentation for the project, downloads, HOWTOs and screenshots.
22. Gentoo Forums - Discussion forums for topics around the distribution, Linux applications, installation, administration, portage, frequently asked questions.
23. Gentoo Linux on a Lifebook P-2040 - Describes the steps that are required for installing on a Fujitsu notebook.
24. Gentoo Linux on the PlayStation 2 - Provides patches and information about running on a Sony PlayStation 2.
25. Gentoo Linux PPC install on Apple iBook - Instructions on how to install on an Apple iBook.
26. Gentoo Linux Reloaded - Explains what Gentoo Linux is all about and presents new features in Version 1.4.
27. Gentoo Linux's Journal - Provides a journal of user-experiences. Managed by Users.
28. Gentoo on the HP compaq nx7010 laptop NEW! - A short reference page on setting up gentoo linux on the HP compaq nx7010 laptop.
29. Gentoo Planet - The official weblog aggregator for the project that creates one feed out of many Gentoo Linux developer feeds. Lists all contributors and the latest posts by various developers.
30. Gentoo Security Handbook - Provides information about how to make an installation more secure. Describes how to adjust the Kernel, firewalls, services and other parts of the system.
31. Gentoo Store - Offers Gentoo-related products. Store profits are used to support Gentoo development efforts, server infrastructure and further efforts to establish a not-for-profit entity for Gentoo.
32. Gentoo-Portage.com - An unofficial package listing system. It provides information regarding the available packages and allows users to post comments.
33. Gentoox - Bringing Gentoo to the Xbox - Describes how to get Gentoo running on a Microsoft Xbox. Downloads, FAQ, Forums, Links, Developers, News and Tutorials.
34. Guitoo - A user interface for the package management tool Portage.
35. It's Just this Little Chromium Switch Here: Gentoo and FreeBSD: Not for Me - A comparison and critique of Gentoo and FreeBSD.
36. Java-projects for Gentoo - How to be a good upstream NEW! - Describes things that a Java project should observe to make it easier to write ebuilds.
37. KPortage - A graphical frontend for portage. Releasenote, changelog, download and screenshots.
38. Kuro5hin.org - Installing Gentoo Linux - A description of the installation process.
39. Larry the Cow NEW! - The site is a directory of Gentoo community sites with the goal of giving them more visibility.Lists unofficial Gentoo related content, resources, software, and services.
40. Linux on the Portege 2000 - Describes how to install on the Toshiba Portege 2000.
41. Linux Review: Gentoo Linux - A review describing the experience during installation and a summary of strong points and weaknesses.
42. LinuxDevCenter.com: Growing with Gentoo - Daniel Robbins, Gentoo's chief architect, spoke to students and professors at Stanford University's Computer Systems Lab. Danny O'Brien reports on his presentation, which focused on lesser known aspects of Gentoo: how it evolved, what problems it had.
43. LinuxPlanet - Reviews - Distribution Watch: Gentoo Linux - A review of Gentoo Linux 1.1a.
44. Linuxreviews - Linux Tips and Tricks - Gentoo Linux - General documentation, tips and help with USE flags, emerge, portage and custom ebuilds.
45. LWN - The Success of Gentoo - Ladislav Bodnar talks about how Gentoo became one of the most widely used distributions. Describes originality, persistence, packages, documentation, community.
46. LXer: Dispelling the myths of Gentoo Linux, an honest review - A long-term Red Hat Linux user has given an honest look at Gentoo, and has concluded that the stereotypes surrounding this distribution are false.
47. MetaDistribution.org - Blog - A blog about Gentoo-Development by Pieter Van den Abeele.
48. NewsForge - Gentoo Linux - A review of the distribution.
49. OSNews.com - Review of Gentoo Linux 1.0 - A review of the distribution.
50. Packages at Gentoo Linux - Lists new packages and provides changelogs, displays stable and unstable versions of a package and allows searching for packages by name and description.
51. Planet Larry NEW! - An aggregation of Gentoo users' blogs.
52. Project Chinstrap - Aims to provide relatively up-to-date binary packages. It is unofficial, experimental, and not supported by Gentoo.
53. Real-time open source activity stats - Statistics about CVS-Activity in Gentoo. Also allows to show commits categorized by submitter.
54. Ruby-Tk-Merge - rtkmerge - A GUI to the emerge command to handle packages.
55. Something to try - A Developer blogs about the work on Gentoo and other topics.
56. The Adelie Linux Project - Gentoo based solutions for Single System Image, High Performance Computing and other related fields. Provides ebuilds for various HPC-projects.
57. The Porthole Portage Frontend - A GTK-based frontend for Portage. Provides a short description, screenshots, downloads and an ebuild for the software.
58. VR Hosted: Gentoo Centric - The official Gentoo Sponsor provides enhanced Gentoo centric services including colocation hosting, support, and consulting.
59. Ycarus Gentoo Ebuild - Provides some ebuilds for Gentoo that are not yet in the portage tree.

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