[Solved] Check how long Gentoo has been installed

FilthyPitDog · Last edited by FilthyPitDog on Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:46 am; edited 1 time in total

Hey! Is there any way to check how long I've had Gentoo installed for? I'd like to know how long Ive had it, I lost track lol...

Many thanks!

eccerr0r · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:02 pm Post subject:

Standard practice if you didn't delete your emerge.log is to check that for your first emerge.

If you pruned it, it becomes hard - checking for oldest directory that came from the initial untar of the stage3 will be a good guess.

For me

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my f.g.o registration date is pretty close to my first Gentoo install :) (it's still active!!! And connected to the Internet! 24/7 no less!)
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mike155 · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:58 pm Post subject:

If you use ext2, ext3 or ext4, you could use dumpe2fs to find out the date the root filesystem was created:

FilthyPitDog · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:48 am Post subject:

Thanks a lot guys