Ukuhanjiswa kweGentoo Linux kuneminyaka engama-20 ubudala. Ngo-Okthobha 4, 1999, uDaniel Robbins wabhalisa isizinda se-gentoo.org kwaye waqala ukuphuhlisa usasazo olutsha, apho, kunye noBob Mutch, wazama ukudlulisa ezinye iingcamango ezivela kwiprojekthi ye-FreeBSD, edibanisa nokusabalalisa kwe-Enoch Linux eyayisele. ukuphuhlisa malunga nonyaka , apho iimvavanyo zenziwa ukwakha ukuhanjiswa okuhlanganiswe kwimibhalo yomthombo kunye nokulungiswa kwezixhobo ezithile. Into ephambili yeGentoo yayiyilwahlulo kwiichweba ezihlanganiswe kwikhowudi yomthombo (i-portage) kunye nenkqubo encinci yesiseko efunekayo ukwakha izicelo eziphambili zokusabalalisa. Ukukhululwa kokuqala okuzinzile kweGentoo kwenzeka kwiminyaka emithathu kamva, ngoMatshi 31, 2002.
umthombo: linux.org.ru