Gentoo

We produce Gentoo Linux, a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need.

Gentoo: https://gentoo.org
Gentoo's PR team: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Public_Relations

Last Notes

2026-10-25 19:00:08 UTC

https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/24/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise.html
On 2026-10-20, it has been disclosed that the private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. These keys can be used to issue forged CA certificates that would be considered fully trusted by the affected software, and therefore could be used to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
Importantly, the vulnerability can also affect software self-update processes that use TLS verification as the only security measure...

2026-10-09 15:47:04 UTC

[@mgorny](https://social.treehouse.systems/@mgorny ) wrote an interesting blog about what #Gentoo is really about beyond "everything gets compiled".
It's not just about performance. It's about #independence from companies, #security, stability, flexibility, human-made code (#LLM contributions banned) and sustainability on older hardware.
https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2026/05/28/why-gentoo/

2026-06-23 20:08:52 UTC

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@Gentoo_eV/116801193603649077
Just received the confirmation of the #Gentoo booth at the #FrOSCon21 in #Germany. Lets meetup there:
2026-08-15 and 2026-08-16
https://froscon.org/
#note15uf…aqpn

2026-01-10 20:22:40 UTC

:gentoo: Gentoo goes binary at @npub1yau…atjv
“The saga of official binary packages for #Gentoo #Linux”
🗓️ Sunday, 13:00–13:25
Gentoo’s move from purely source‑based installs to offering official #binary #packages has been a major milestone. Andreas K. Hüttel and Sam James will share how new formats, signing, automated rebuilds, and dedicated build hosts made it all work — and what’s coming next.
A great session for anyone curious about Gentoo’s evolution.
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/9GLCAE-the_saga_of_official_binary_packages_for_gentoo_linux/

2025-08-24 20:38:39 UTC

📣 Gentoo/SPARC update:
Due to limited SPARC-user-base, we will mark all sparc keywords as ~sparc starting 2025-09-01.
The ~sparc keyword will also be added to ACCEPT_KEYWORDS in the profile.
✅ No action needed from users.
🛠️ SPARC support is not being dropped —just shifting focus.
Thanks to everyone who supported #Gentoo/ #SPARC over the years! :gentoo:

2025-01-05 22:58:07 UTC

2024 marked the end of an incredible year with many advances. :gentoo: Stabilization of #gcc 14, 6 online #workshops on #Gentoo, overhauled handbook and much more. Thank you for your contributions! ❤️ Don't miss the full review on https://www.gentoo.org/news/2025/01/05/new-year.html