Configuring Gentoo Linux

This article lists the various configuration steps required to obtain a nice working Gentoo Linux system.

Various tips and HOW-TOs

• Optimizing Gentoo's speed (Guide by Zulu)

• GCC Compiler Issues on AMD64 architecture

• Uncompress files directly from Konqueror

• Dealing with hard drive failures

• Writing a DVD with a pure UDF filesystem

• Using UTF-8 (Unicode) in Gentoo

• Portage Advanced Usage

• KDE & Gnome tips

• ALSA Configuration

• Wifi & Networking Configuration

• General Kernel Configuration

• Java in Gentoo

• Wine in Gentoo

• Command Line Tricks

Installation Guide

• A complement to the official Gentoo Install Handbook

• KDE customization and theming

Configuration Files

• Configuration files for SN25P - AMD64

Current Problems

• Current Gentoo Linux Problems

Useful Links

• Make links in Thunderbird open with Firefox, and vice versa