Although Funtoo is a source-based distribution, it should be possible to use a prebuilt [[Linux kernel]].<ref>[http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Funtoo_Linux_Kernels Funtoo Linux Kernels - Funtoo Linux]</ref> Funtoo no longer encourages the use of the [[Sabayon Linux|Sabayon]] kernel,; however, with many improvements to Funtoo's design and init process, one should be able to load a binary kernel plus initrd from a preferred distribution hosting a precompiled/preconfigured kernel. Ubuntu's kernel linux-3.2.0-17-generic has been tested and is known to work. This can be very beneficial tobenefit those who like to avoid building custom kernels. Using a generic kernel from another distribution should be straight forwardstraightforward if using [http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Boot-Update boot-update].
