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Welcome to the Gentoo wiki!
Larry the Cow beckons you to explore the Gentoo wiki!
Spot a mistake, omission, broken link, etc.? Please
just fix it
, it's easy!
Making a small change is simple:
once logged-in
, click the
Edit
button at the top of a page or next to a section title, make the appropriate change to the text, add a brief summary stating
what
the edit changes and
why
, click the
Save changes
button - done!
For useful information on editing the wiki, see the quick-start guide on
what to do when noticing an error on the wiki
, the
contributor's guide
, and the
guidelines
For the
occasional quick fix
, don't necessarily worry too much about
formatting and style
if it's too much - what's important is to fix errors or add missing information to the wiki.
If having any trouble getting started, there are often people willing to help in the
#gentoo-wiki
webchat
IRC
channel. Please be patient, replies can take a very long time: be prepared to wait for several hours after asking a question.
Note that some articles are protected from public edits, such as the
handbook
and
project pages
. Issues on these pages can still be
reported
though.
For anyone willing to help the Gentoo community out a little more than with the occasional quick fix, please do check out the
contributor's guide
and the
wiki editing guidelines
to learn how to make quality edits. The
help improve Gentoo by getting involved with documentation!
page lists many of the ways wiki content can be improved.
Available documentation
To find information use the search box on the top right corner of the screen, or categorically browse the wiki using the
Documentation topic
links provided below.
Both official Gentoo project documentation as well as community-contributed content can be found here. The vast majority of documentation is publicly editable. Official documents have a
Handbook:
or
Project:
prefix (only developers can edit them). Community members can leave comments/feedback for these pages via their respective
Discussion
pages.
Find something to add or edit? The
Getting started
section (below) gives contributors a few pointers on how to start editing articles.
Most importantly, the
Gentoo Handbook
is among the best documents found on the wiki:
Gentoo Handbook
(Official installation documentation)
Documentation topics
Core system
Software
Hardware
Desktop
Server and security
Project and community
Contributing
Wiki guidelines
Article blueprints
Translator account requests
News
February 18, 2026: Wiki server overwhelmed by scrapers
The wiki has been enduring heavy scraper bot activity recently, to the point that the site has been repeatedly overwhelmed. These overloads have been causing errors such as
500 Internal Server
Bad Gateway (502)
Gateway Timeout (504)
, or long or incomplete page loading. The
infrastructure
team has been working to keep the servers running through all this, and hopefully the issues will be contained.
The core services powering Gentoo, connectivity, parts, repair, remote hands, hosting, and power all need to be paid for by Gentoo - any
donations
to help keep the lights on are appreciated.
January 1, 2026: Happy new year!
Here's to a productive new year for the wiki in 2026!
2025 in retrospect - gentoo.org
Wiki news archive...
Wiki development details
115
active and
149
retired developers
170
active official projects
98
active users on the wiki
Wiki development changelog...
Getting started
Anyone is welcome to edit or create pages on this wiki.
Gentoo wiki contributors encourage beginners to consult the
Help page
before making edits. It also links to the
MediaWiki User's Guide
which contains information on how to use wiki software.
If there is something we can improve please let us know on the
Feedback page
For questions
related to using or editing the documentation on the
wiki
, please join us in our
#gentoo-wiki
webchat
) IRC channel on Libera.chat or email us at
wiki@gentoo.org
Please note
: For
general Gentoo support
, such as getting advice on a particular Handbook section or other generic support questions, please get in touch with our
support community
instead. General support is
not
provided by the wiki project.
Note
Due to usability issues the
visual editor
is currently disabled. See
bug #910279
for more details.
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