Nkesa Gentoo Linux dị afọ 20. N'October 4, 1999, Daniel Robbins debara aha ngalaba gentoo.org wee malite ịmepụta nkesa ọhụrụ, nke, ya na Bob Mutch, ọ gbalịrị ịnyefe ụfọdụ echiche site na ọrụ FreeBSD, na-ejikọta ha na nkesa Enoch Linux nke e nweburu. na-emepe emepe maka ihe dị ka otu afọ, nke a na-eduzi nyocha iji wuo nkesa chịkọtara site na ederede isi mmalite na njikarịcha maka ngwa ngwa. Akụkụ bụ isi nke Gentoo bụ nkewa n'ime ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri agbakọtara site na koodu isi mmalite (portage) yana usoro ntọala kacha nta achọrọ iji wuo ngwa ngwa nke nkesa. Ntọhapụ nke mbụ Gentoo mere afọ atọ ka e mesịrị, na Machị 31, 2002.
isi: linux.org.ru