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+# a horrible customized gentoo-install
+i was too lazy to figure out how to fork it from github my apologies
+
+[source/upstream/whatever it's called i forgot](https://gitlab.com/harha_/gentoo-installer)
+
+[stole lots of flags and config stuff from here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gentoo/comments/150r74m/guide_hyprland_nvidia_extremely_minimal_gentoo/)
+
+## todo
+ - DO NOT USE!!!!! I'M NOT DONE (actually it would probably work cause i didnt change anything)
+ - figure out how shell works
+ - cut down on unneeded features
+ - automatically install programs i like
+ - not break things (hopefully)
+
+## hopefully added features
+ - cut down on unneeded features
+ - fully automate certain portions (installing kernel/decent portage flags etc etc)
+ - default programs because i do not want to modify files just to get xorg working ever again
+ - actually working efibootmgr
+
+## some notes for me (in the future)
+1. no mbr
+2. no full disk encryption
+3. only uses efistub (no bootloader)
+4. amd64 openrc only (could probably modify this in less than 10 seconds by changing stage3 download)
+5. assumes intel cpu and nvidia gpu
+
+gentoo is awful(ly good)