How to Install Gentoo Linux (2026 Edition) | Full Guide

This is a quick and painless tutorial on how to install Gentoo Linux on UEFI Systems.

Music:

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Download
0:50 Gentoo Wiki
1:37 Internet
2:04 Partition Disks
3:20 Make Filesystems
3:53 Mount Drives
4:29 Installing Stage File
7:31 USE Flags
8:21 Base Gentoo Install
12:12 Update World Set
13:17 Localization
14:47 Pre-Kernel Packages
16:27 Kernel
18:02 Fstab
20:03 Network
23:03 Users
24:27 GRUB
26:42 Xorg Use Flags
28:21 Emerge Xorg
29:10 Window Manager + Xinit
30:12 Debus, NetworkManager
31:05 Login to Desktop
31:19 Obligatory Neofetch

#linux #gentoo #install

Correction:
10:25 Before running the following mount command, we must make the directory by running `mkdir -p boot/efi`

[tony-btw]

Correction: 10:25 Make sure to run `mkdir -p boot/efi` before running the mount command.

[captain.obvious.hd]

the reason why it said 2026 in the title while the video was made in 2025 because it 's how much time it took to compile gentoo

[ihkalkan]

It’s 00:15, I’m not even installing Gentoo. Just vibing to classical music and appreciating the elegance of the process. 32 minutes well spent.

[Oddbrother]

No one ever said this would be easy or quick. But I'm glad this video exists. Thank you for putting in the hard work.

[athena]

nothing like watching this at 2 am on a tuesday (barely got arch running)

[stellaid-do]

Your background music choices are incredible, man. Those are amazing pieces

[the_lyden]

that's a lotta classic music! the "neofetch" command was a cherry on top of the absolute cinema

[aayushashokkashyap]

The video is so soothing. I wanted to try Gentoo and this sure heightens my interest.

[TheLonelyMoon]

We're just starting off 2025, Gentoo compiled so fast that this guy's living in 2026 already. Has the aliens invaded us in the year 2026 yet?
jokes aside, great guide

[xwinglover]

Great guide. Arch user and looking at a Gentoo side box. I was good for most of it up to the near the end. Subscribed.

[rayran]

Next up: How to build linux from scratch

[eckligt]

Nice video which I'll refer back to.

Just a helpful note: One of the reasons "tee" was introduced was to allow less privilege escalation when redirecting some output to file in cases where the file is in restricted or in a restricted location -- instead of the command that generates the output as root, the only thing that is run as root is the thing that accepts the stream and saves it to file.

So each time you write something like "sudo echo 'some text' | sudo tee -a /some/file", it could more succinctly be written as "echo 'some text' | sudo tee -a /some/file".

[chologoodies]

Great tutorial just like in the manual guide and in addition:

At 24:38, this part is for anyone who is using Legacy BIOS instead of EFI.

Try this command:

1.) Install GRUB:
emerge --ask --verbose sys-boot/grub:2

2.) In /etc/portage/make.conf, add the following line to ensure GRUB is built with legacy BIOS support:
GRUB_PLATFORMS="pc"

3.) Reinstall GRUB with the updated use flags:
emerge --ask --newuse sys-boot/grub:2


4.) Install GRUB for Legacy BIOS mode (replace /dev/sda with your actual disk if different):
grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda


5.) Generate the GRUB configuration file to apply changes:
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

[niphoros]

I don't know why I'm watching this. Never gonna install Gentoo, I just use Fedora and Ubuntu.
But by golly how relaxing, soothing the whole experience is. Good videos overall.

[cartib]

amazing video, the new gold standard for a uefi gentoo install!

[drgalvanimd]

oh boy, i miss gentoo much. Back in the day i have to configure my own kernel and it took me days, sometimes a couple of weeks. I had so much fun. Binary kernels make it so easy now. I might just try it out again soon.

[IunahYT]

bro's a year ahead with the gentoo tutorial

[axxessdenied]

Awesome guide. Gentoo was the very first distro I ever messed with. Been so long since I had done a gentoo install and this guide made it a breeze. Even got my wifi working properly on the first reboot. Now to start tinkering :D

[hrfdude]

I never knew you could time travel with gentoo!

[riftsassassin]

That was a smooth sub reminder. Respect