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1.  Installation media

Gentoo Linux is available free over the Internet. You can download Gentoo Linux from the appropriate iso and architecture link below.

Please consult our Gentoo Handbooks for more information on what to download and how to install Gentoo.

If you prefer to select a local mirror yourself, see Gentoo Mirrors.

2.  Technical details

Descriptions, release notes, roadmaps, sub-projects and a list of the Gentoo Developers who work on the Gentoo release media can all be found on our Release Engineering Project page.

Gentoo Weekly Minimal Install CD and Stages

Our Release Engineering team provides new minimal install CDs and stages on a weekly basis. You can find these releases on any of our mirrors in /releases/<arch>/current-iso/ or /releases/<arch>/current-stage3/. Not every architecture is updated on the same day. Not all architectures release CD images.

Since these releases are built automatically by Release Engineering servers, there is some chance that a stage or CD may not be produced for a given week. When this happens, just use the latest CD and stage available. More releases are available on our mirrors in /releases/<arch>/autobuilds/. Use this directory if there isn't anything recent enough in current-iso/ or current-stage3/.

3.  Other media

Gentoo 10.1

LiveDVD (released Oct 10, 2009)
(up to 2.6 gigabytes depending on arch)
amd64 x86

Gentoo DVDs and CDs

If you simply don't have the ability to download the large DVD or CD images, then you may wish to purchase a Gentoo DVD or CD.



Updated August 28, 2010

Summary: How to obtain Gentoo Linux from the Internet.

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