diff --git a/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/fedora.txt b/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/fedora.txt
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index 00000000000..891a35cb224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/fedora.txt
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+linbox
diff --git a/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/gentoo.txt b/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/gentoo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbbc84fe277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/linbox/distros/gentoo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sci-libs/linbox