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@@ -68,26 +68,12 @@ zypper in alacritty
 xbps-install alacritty
 ```
 
-### Gentoo
-
-On Gentoo, there's a portage overlay available. Make sure `layman` is installed
-and run:
+### Gentoo Linux
 
 ```sh
-sudo layman -a slyfox
+emerge x11-terms/alacritty
 ```
 
-Then, add `x11-terms/alacritty **` to `/etc/portage/package.accept_keywords` and
-emerge alacritty:
-
-```sh
-sudo emerge alacritty
-```
-
-Note that you still need to download system build dependencies via your package
-manager as mentioned above. The binary `alacritty` will be placed into `$HOME/.cargo/bin`.
-Make sure it is in your path (default if you use `rustup`).
-
 ### Windows
 
 Prebuilt binaries can be downloaded from the artifacts section of [appveyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jwilm/alacritty).