[ PART 2 ]Gentoo is not HARD to install

OK, here we go we the second part of installing our fabulous Gentoo, after rebooting and unlocking our partition then login in we should have our beautiful terminal prompt like below:

Windows Manager i3 installation

Follow these steps:
We are using VirtualBox, we are going to edit the file /etc/portage/make.conf:
```
nano /etc/portage/make.conf
#add this line:
VIDEO_CARDS="virtualbox"
```

Then execute:

emerge xorg-server -pv
emerge xorg-server --autoumask-write
dispatch-conf
emerge xorg-server -pv
emerge xorg-server -qj
startx
emerge -pv xterm
emerge -qj xtrem
startx

We will get something like this:
This is startx service running, we get back to TTY1 and kill startx, to get back to the tty1 press CTRL+ALT+F1 On the tty1: enter this:
```
nano /etc/portage.make.conf
#edit the line like shown in the picture below, add:
xcb xkb
#Then run:
emerge -pv i3
emerge -qj i3
```
. .

We can see that dmenu, i3status and i3blocks is adviced to be installed:

So we install those like the follwing:

emerge -pv dmenu i3status i3block
emerge -qj dmenu i3status i3block
startx
#after that run i3 using:
i3

. .

Once agin in startx, we can start i3

Type i3:
Then you can choose your mod key selection one of those "win" or "alt" key.
We have to make some edits, to allow i3 to start automatically each session: we are going to create a small bash program in our .xinitrc that contains only one instruction :
```
#in the .xinitrc :
i3
```

We need to create a user now :

useradd -m -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash john

Let's connect as john and edit /.bach_profile file to set automatic i3 start at session login:
First type: "exit" then enter the new user login
```
nano /.bach_profile
```
We have to edit it, so if tty1 we execute startx which will run our i3, if not open tty command line shell.
```
#add this :
if shopt -q login_shell; then
         [[ -t 0 && $(tty) == /dev/tty1 && ! $DISPLAY ]] && exec startx
fi
```
Now we can restart the session:
```
#to lg in again
exit
```
. By pressing mod ( I chose ALT as my mod key ) +ENTER opens xterm terminal.

We install ranger

su -
emerge ranger -pv
emerge ranger -q
emerge -s ranger

ranger

Installing terminator:

su -
emerge terminator -pv 
emerge terminator -qj

. Terminator: .

Setting VirtualMachine

install virtualbox guest additions

emerge -pv virtualbox-guest-additions

. Then edit the file : /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords

nano /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
# add this line:
appemulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-6.0.12 ~amd
loadkeys us
emerge -pv virtualbox-guest-additions

Next step is :

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig

. Do this:

#now run:
make  -j8 && make modules ^^ make modules+install && make install

. Then :

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
emerge -pv  virtual-guest-additions
emerge -q virtual-guest-additions
emerge -pv virtualbox-guest-additions
emerge -q virtualbox-guest-additions

gpasswd -a john vboxguest
rc-update add  virtualbox-guest-additions default
#then edit /home/john/.xinitrc add
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all
exec i3

#NOW RUN
/etc/init.d/virtualbox-guest-additions start

Reboot and it will work.

Installing SUDO

emerge -pv sudo
emerge -q sudo
#edit this file : /etc/portage/make.conf add:
sendmail 
# to the USE line

. The USE line in /etc/portage/make.conf : .After run again:

emerge -pv sudo
emerge -q sudo

Now go to /ect/sudoers and uncomment this:

. Then you can exit and run your SUDO

Installing a Browser : FireFox:

sudo su
emerge -pv firefox-bin
emerge USE="-ffmpeg -pulseaudio" -pv firefox-bin

. We should edit /etc/portage/package.use/zzautounmask , add this:

www-client/firefox-bin -ffmpeg -pulseaudio

Then run

emerge -pv firefox-bin
emerge -q firefox-bin

To open firefox : ALT+d : type firefox and hit ENTER

END

Till here we can use our Gentoo. THANKS for reading and feel free to comment your questions and suggestions.

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