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<p class="lead stick-bottom">
  Gentoo Linux is available free over the Internet.<br>
  Live environments and stage archives can be downloaded using the links below.
</p>

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        <h2 class="stick-top" id="amd64">amd64 <small>aka x86-64, x64, Intel 64</small></h2>

        {% include downloads/amd64.html %}
      </div>
    </div>
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        <h2 class="stick-top" id="arm64">arm64 <small>aka AArch64</small></h2>

        {% include downloads/arm64.html %}
      </div>
    </div>
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<div class="alert alert-info">
  <strong>What should I download? What do I do with these files?</strong>
  <br>
  <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page" class="btn btn-info pull-right">
    <span class="fa fa-fw fa-book"></span> Gentoo Handbook
  </a>
  <p>
    If you are unsure what you need to download, please refer to the <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page" class="alert-link">Gentoo Handbook</a>
    for the complete installation documentation.<br>
    It explains how you can find the right architecture for your machine and which files you need at what stage of the installation process.<br>
    In brief, a <strong>stage 3</strong> is a minimal set of Gentoo binaries that can upgrade and expand itself (but not much more, i.e., no kernel
    or boot loader). The desktop version already contains additional programs needed in a typical desktop installation. You have less initial compiling, at
    the cost of a larger download. The installation CD can be used to boot and, well, install Gentoo.
  </p>
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    <h2>Advanced choices and other architectures</h2>



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      <li><a href="#amd64-advanced" data-toggle="tab"><strong>amd64</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#alpha" data-toggle="tab"><strong>alpha</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#arm" data-toggle="tab"><strong>arm</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#arm64-advanced" data-toggle="tab"><strong>arm64</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#hppa" data-toggle="tab"><strong>hppa</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#ia64" data-toggle="tab"><strong>ia64</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#m68k" data-toggle="tab"><strong>m68k</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#ppc" data-toggle="tab"><strong>ppc</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#riscv" data-toggle="tab"><strong>riscv</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#sparc" data-toggle="tab"><strong>sparc</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#x86" data-toggle="tab"><strong>x86</strong></a></li>
      <li><a href="#experimental" data-toggle="tab"><strong>(experimental)</strong></a></li>
    </ul>

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      <div class="tab-pane active" id="amd64-advanced">
        <h3>amd64 &ndash; Advanced choices</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/amd64-advanced.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="alpha">
        <h3>alpha</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/alpha.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="arm">
        <h3>arm</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/arm.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="arm64-advanced">
        <h3>arm64</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/arm64-advanced.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="hppa">
        <h3>hppa</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/hppa.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="ia64">
        <h3>ia64</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/ia64.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="m68k">
        <h3>m68k</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/m68k.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="ppc">
        <h3>ppc</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/ppc.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="riscv">
        <h3>riscv</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/riscv.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="sparc">
        <h3>sparc</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/sparc.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="x86">
        <h3>x86</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/x86.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane active" id="experimental">
        <h3>Experimental architectures</h3>
        <div class="row">
          {% include downloads/experimental.html %}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
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