Gentoo Linux Mini HOWTO

This a short reference guide for installing Gentoo “the classic way”.

fdisk /dev/hda

mkswap /dev/hdaX
mkfs.ex3 /dev/hdaY

swapon /dev/hdaX
mount /dev/hdaY /mnt/gentoo

cd /mnt/gentoo
wget http://mirrors.ludost.net/gentoo/releases/
x86/current/stages/stage3-i686-2006.1.tar.bz2
tar xvjpf stage3-i686-2006.1.tar.bz2

mount -o bind /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc

cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

env-update
source /etc/profile

emerge –sync

nano -w /etc/make.conf

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/… /etc/localtime

emerge -sf sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
make bzImage modules modules_instal
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot

ufed

emerge metalog
emerge dcron

rc-update add medalog default
rc-update add dcron default

passwd

nano -w /etc/fstab

grub

etc-update

exit
cd /
umount /mnt/gentoo/proc
umount /mnt/gentoo

reboot

If you don’t know what some of the commands do or how to use them check out the original Gentoo Linux x86 Quick Install Guide and Gentoo Handbook.