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Inasmuch as Gentoo does not have a default [[look and feel]], installed packages usually appear as their authors intended.<ref name="Negus2008"/>{{rp|387}}
===Portage===
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As Gentoo is a source-based distribution with a repository describing how to build the packages, adding instructions to build on different [[Instruction set architecture|machine architectures]] is particularly easy.<ref name="Horan2013">{{cite book|author=Brendan Horan|title=Practical Raspberry Pi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Vy_UfRQduQC&pg=PA222|date=March 26, 2013|publisher=Apress|isbn=978-1-4302-4971-9|pages=222–|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326011821/https://books.google.com/books?id=5Vy_UfRQduQC&pg=PA222|url-status=live}}</ref>
Originally built on the [[IA-32]] architecture, Gentoo has since been ported to many others. It is officially supported and considered stable on IA-32, [[x86-64]], [[Itanium|IA-64]], [[PA-RISC]], 32-bit and 64-bit [[PowerPC]], 64-bit [[SPARC]], [[DEC Alpha]], and both 32- and 64-bit [[ARM architecture|ARM]] architectures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page#Viewing_the_Handbook |title=Handbook:Main Page - Gentoo Wiki |access-date=2018-08-31 |archive-date=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318083659/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page#Viewing_the_Handbook |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also officially supported but considered in-development state on [[MIPS architecture|MIPS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:MIPS|title=Gentoo/MIPS|publisher=gentoo.org|access-date=2014-01-06|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106202500/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:MIPS|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cell (microprocessor)|PS3 Cell Processor]], [[IBM Z|System Z/s390]],.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dev.gentoo.org/~vapier/s390/ |title=Gentoo Linux Documentation – s390 Installation Document |publisher=dev.gentoo.org |date=2004-05-12 |access-date=2010-01-28 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728051203/http://dev.gentoo.org/~vapier/s390/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Portability towards other operating systems, such as those derived from [[BSD]], including [[macOS]], is under active development by the [[Gentoo/Alt]] project. The [[Gentoo/Alt#Gentoo/FreeBSD|Gentoo/FreeBSD]] project already has a working guide based on [[FreeSBIE]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_FreeBSD|title=Gentoo FreeBSD|publisher=gentoo.org|access-date=2014-01-06|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106211205/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_FreeBSD|url-status=live}}</ref> while Gentoo/NetBSD, Gentoo/OpenBSD and Gentoo/DragonFly are being developed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/index.xml |title=Gentoo Linux Projects – Gentoo/*BSD |publisher=Gentoo.org |date=2006-10-19 |access-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305161659/http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/index.xml |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> There is also a project to get Portage working on [[OpenSolaris]]. There was an unofficial project to create a Gentoo port to [[GNU Hurd]], but it has been inactive since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mundurat.net/ggh/ |title=Gentoo GNU Hurd |publisher=Mundurat.net |access-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109161805/http://www.mundurat.net/ggh/ |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>
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==Installation==
Gentoo may be installed in several ways. The most common way is to use the Gentoo minimal CD with a stage3 [[tar (computing)|tarball]] (explained below). As with many Linux distributions, Gentoo may be installed from almost any Linux environment, such as another Linux distribution's Live CD, Live USB, or Network Booting using the "Gentoo Alternative Install Guide". A normal install requires a connection to the Internet, but there is also a guide for a network-less install.
On April 3, 2022, it was announced that there would be a new official image with a GUI, called the LiveGUI image. This can be installed onto installation media such as a USB drive or a dual-layer DVD. It includes a large selection of software, including the [[KDE Plasma 5]] desktop environment, image editors, office software, system administration, and installation tools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Gentoo LiveGUI ISO and artwork / branding contest! – Gentoo Linux |url=https://www.gentoo.org/news/2022/04/03/livegui-artwork-contest.html |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.gentoo.org |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714062914/https://www.gentoo.org/news/2022/04/03/livegui-artwork-contest.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Following the initial install steps, the Gentoo Linux install process in the Gentoo Handbook describes compiling a new Linux kernel. This process is generally not required by other Linux distributions. Although this is widely regarded as a complex task, Gentoo provides documentation and tools such as [[Genkernel]] to simplify the process. In addition, users may also use an existing kernel known to work on their system by simply copying it to the boot directory, or installing one of the provided pre-compiled kernel packages, and updating their bootloader. Support for installation is provided on the Gentoo forum,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gentoo Forums :: View Forum - Installing Gentoo|url=https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-14.html|access-date=2021-12-30|website=forums.gentoo.org|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230032138/https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-14.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Reddit]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=r/Gentoo|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Gentoo/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=reddit|language=en-US|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230032132/https://www.reddit.com/r/Gentoo/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IRC channels – Gentoo Linux|url=https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/irc-channels/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=www.gentoo.org|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230032139/https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/irc-channels/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A [[Live USB]] of Gentoo Linux can be created manually, by using [[List of tools to create Live USB systems|various tools]], or with [[
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