News & Announcements
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Frequently Asked Questions
Some of the most commonly heard questions in the Gentoo Community, along with answers.

Installing Gentoo
Having problems with the Gentoo Handbook? If you're still working your way through it, or just need some info before you start your install, this is the place. All other questions go elsewhere.

Multimedia
Help with creation, editing, or playback of sounds, images, or video. Amarok, audacious, mplayer, grip, cdparanoia and anything else that makes a sound or plays a video.

Desktop Environments
Problems with GUI applications? Questions about X, KDE, Gnome, Fluxbox, etc.? Come on in. NOTE: For multimedia, go up one forum

Networking & Security
Having problems getting connected to the internet or running a server? Wondering about securing your box? Ask here.

Kernel & Hardware
Kernel not recognizing your hardware? Problems with power management or PCMCIA? What hardware is compatible with Gentoo? See here. (Only for kernels supported by Gentoo.)

Portage & Programming
Problems with emerge or ebuilds? Have a basic programming question about C, PHP, Perl, BASH or something else?

Gamers & Players
Having problems getting your favorite Linux game to work? Want to discuss strategies? This is the place!

Other Things Gentoo
Still need help with Gentoo, and your question doesn't fit in the above forums? Here is your last bastion of hope.

Unsupported Software
This forum covers all Gentoo-related software not officially supported by Gentoo. Ebuilds/software posted here might harm the health and stability of your system(s), and are not supported by Gentoo developers. Bugs/errors caused by ebuilds from overlays.gentoo.org are covered by this forum, too.