Documentation

Looking for the Gentoo Handbook?
Gentoo Handbook

Our most referred to piece of documentation is the Gentoo Handbook. It describes the installation process of a new Gentoo system in detail. Click the button on the right to directly start reading it.

Most of our documentation is available on the Gentoo Wiki:

Finding Documentation on the Gentoo Wiki

If you know what you are looking for, you can simply search for one or more keywords:


Or, browse the Wiki contents using these categories:

Did you know? Our documentation team maintains a list of featured Wiki articles that are worth a read.

Developer Documentation

In addition to the documentation available on the Wiki, we also offer documentation resources geared towards Gentoo development: