diff --git a/tools/install-powershell.sh b/tools/install-powershell.sh
index c6a2fa41f7..ce4711d142 100755
--- a/tools/install-powershell.sh
+++ b/tools/install-powershell.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ install(){
     else
         SCRIPTFOLDER=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
         OS=$(uname)
+        DISTRIBUTOR_ID=$(lsb_release --id 2>/dev/null | sed -E 's/^.*:[[:space:]]*//')
         if [ "${OS}" == "SunOS" ] ; then
             OS=solaris
             ARCH=$(uname -p)
@@ -107,6 +108,11 @@ install(){
                 DIST=$(. /etc/os-release && echo $NAME)
                 PSUEDONAME=$(. /etc/os-release && echo $VERSION_CODENAME)
                 REV=$(. /etc/os-release && echo $VERSION_ID)
+            elif [ "$DISTRIBUTOR_ID" = Gentoo ] ; then
+                DistroBasedOn='gentoo'
+                DIST=$(. /etc/os-release && echo $NAME)
+                PSUEDONAME=$(eselect --brief profile show | sed -E 's/[[:space:]]*//g')
+                REV=$(       eselect --brief profile show | sed -E 's|^.*/([[:digit:].]+).*|\1|')
             fi
             if [ -f /etc/UnitedLinux-release ] ; then
                 DIST="${DIST}[$( (tr "\n" ' ' | sed s/VERSION.*//) < /etc/UnitedLinux-release )]"
@@ -127,29 +133,33 @@ install(){
     echo "  OSSTR: $OSSTR"
 
 
-    if [ "$DistroBasedOn" == "redhat" ] || [ "$DistroBasedOn" == "debian" ] || [ "$DistroBasedOn" == "osx" ] || [ "$DistroBasedOn" == "suse" ] || [ "$DistroBasedOn" == "amazonlinux" ]; then
-        echo "Configuring PowerShell Environment for: $DistroBasedOn $DIST $REV"
-        if [ -f "$SCRIPTFOLDER/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh" ]; then
-            #Script files were copied local - use them
-            # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-            . "$SCRIPTFOLDER/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh"
-        else
-            #Script files are not local - pull from remote
-            echo "Could not find \"installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\" next to this script..."
-            echo "Pulling and executing it from \"$gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\""
-            if [ -n "$(command -v curl)" ]; then
-                echo "found and using curl"
-                bash <(curl -s $gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-"$DistroBasedOn".sh) "$@"
-            elif [ -n "$(command -v wget)" ]; then
-                echo "found and using wget"
-                bash <(wget -qO- $gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-"$DistroBasedOn".sh) "$@"
+    case "$DistroBasedOn" in
+        redhat|debian|osx|suse|amazonlinux|gentoo)
+            echo "Configuring PowerShell Environment for: $DistroBasedOn $DIST $REV"
+            if [ -f "$SCRIPTFOLDER/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh" ]; then
+                #Script files were copied local - use them
+                # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+                . "$SCRIPTFOLDER/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh"
             else
-                echo "Could not find curl or wget, install one of these or manually download \"$gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\""
+                #Script files are not local - pull from remote
+                echo "Could not find \"installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\" next to this script..."
+                echo "Pulling and executing it from \"$gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\""
+                if [ -n "$(command -v curl)" ]; then
+                    echo "found and using curl"
+                    bash <(curl -s $gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-"$DistroBasedOn".sh) "$@"
+                elif [ -n "$(command -v wget)" ]; then
+                    echo "found and using wget"
+                    bash <(wget -qO- $gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-"$DistroBasedOn".sh) "$@"
+                else
+                    echo "Could not find curl or wget, install one of these or manually download \"$gitreposcriptroot/installpsh-$DistroBasedOn.sh\""
+                fi
             fi
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "Sorry, your operating system is based on $DistroBasedOn and is not supported by PowerShell or this installer at this time."
-    fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Sorry, your operating system is based on $DistroBasedOn and is not supported by PowerShell or this installer at this time."
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 # run the install function
diff --git a/tools/installpsh-debian.sh b/tools/installpsh-debian.sh
index 78013558f7..0314bc0526 100755
--- a/tools/installpsh-debian.sh
+++ b/tools/installpsh-debian.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fi
 SUDO=''
 if (( EUID != 0 )); then
     #Check that sudo is available
-    if [[ ("'$*'" =~ skip-sudo-check) && ("$(whereis sudo)" == *'/'* && "$(sudo -nv 2>&1)" != 'Sorry, user'*) ]]; then
+    if [[ ("'$*'" =~ skip-sudo-check) || ("$(whereis sudo)" == *'/'* && "$(sudo -nv 2>&1)" != 'Sorry, user'*) ]]; then
         SUDO='sudo'
     else
         echo "ERROR: You must either be root or be able to use sudo" >&2
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ if ! hash curl 2>/dev/null; then
     $SUDO apt-get install -y curl
 fi
 
+# The executable to test.
+PWSH=pwsh
+
 if [[ "'$*'" =~ preview ]] ; then
     echo
     echo "-preview was used, the latest preview release will be installed (side-by-side with your production release)"
     powershellpackageid=powershell-preview
+    PWSH=pwsh-preview
 fi
 
 currentversion=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/powershell/powershell/releases/latest | sed '/tag_name/!d' | sed s/\"tag_name\"://g | sed s/\"//g | sed s/v// | sed s/,//g | sed s/\ //g)
@@ -210,8 +214,8 @@ $SUDO apt-get update
 $SUDO apt-get install -y ${powershellpackageid}
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
-pwsh -noprofile -c '"Congratulations! PowerShell is installed at $PSHOME.
-Run `"pwsh`" to start a PowerShell session."'
+$PWSH -noprofile -c '"Congratulations! PowerShell is installed at $PSHOME.
+Run `"'"$PWSH"'`" to start a PowerShell session."'
 
 success=$?
 
diff --git a/tools/installpsh-gentoo.sh b/tools/installpsh-gentoo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..36b07d0683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/installpsh-gentoo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#call this code direction from the web with:
+#bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/installpsh-gentoo.sh) ARGUMENTS
+#bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/installpsh-gentoo.sh) <ARGUMENTS>
+
+#Usage - if you do not have the ability to run scripts directly from the web,
+#        pull all files in this repo folder and execute, this script
+#        automatically prefers local copies of sub-scripts
+
+#Completely automated install requires a root account or sudo with a password requirement
+
+#Switches
+# -skip-sudo-check    - use sudo without verifying its availability (hard to accurately do on some distros)
+# -preview            - installs the latest preview release of PowerShell side-by-side with any existing production releases
+
+#gitrepo paths are overrideable to run from your own fork or branch for testing or private distribution
+
+VERSION="1.2.0"
+gitreposubpath="PowerShell/PowerShell/master"
+gitreposcriptroot="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$gitreposubpath/tools"
+thisinstallerdistro=gentoo
+gitscriptname="installpsh-gentoo.psh"
+powershellpackageid=powershell
+
+echo ;
+echo "*** PowerShell Development Environment Installer $VERSION for $thisinstallerdistro"
+echo "***    Original script is at: $gitreposcriptroot/$gitscriptname"
+echo
+echo "*** Arguments used: $*"
+
+# Let's quit on interrupt of subcommands
+trap '
+  trap - INT # restore default INT handler
+  echo "Interrupted"
+  kill -s INT "$$"
+' INT
+
+#Verify The Installer Choice (for direct runs of this script)
+lowercase(){
+    echo "$1" | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"
+}
+
+OS=$(lowercase "$(uname)")
+if [ "${OS}" == "windowsnt" ]; then
+    OS=windows
+    DistroBasedOn=windows
+elif [ "${OS}" == "darwin" ]; then
+    OS=osx
+    DistroBasedOn=osx
+else
+    OS=$(uname)
+    if [ "${OS}" == "SunOS" ] ; then
+        OS=solaris
+        DistroBasedOn=sunos
+    elif [ "${OS}" == "AIX" ] ; then
+        DistroBasedOn=aix
+    elif [ "${OS}" == "Linux" ] ; then
+        if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
+            DistroBasedOn='redhat'
+        elif [ -f /etc/system-release ] ; then
+            DIST=$(sed s/\ release.*// < /etc/system-release)
+            if [[ $DIST == *"Amazon Linux"* ]] ; then
+                DistroBasedOn='amazonlinux'
+            else
+                DistroBasedOn='redhat'
+            fi
+        elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ] ; then
+            DistroBasedOn='suse'
+        elif [ -f /etc/mandrake-release ] ; then
+            DistroBasedOn='mandrake'
+        elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
+            DistroBasedOn='debian'
+        elif [ "$(lsb_release --id 2>/dev/null | sed -E 's/^.*:[[:space:]]*//')" = Gentoo ] ; then
+            DistroBasedOn='gentoo'
+        fi
+        if [ -f /etc/UnitedLinux-release ] ; then
+            DIST="${DIST}[$( (tr "\n" ' ' | sed s/VERSION.*//) < /etc/UnitedLinux-release )]"
+            DistroBasedOn=unitedlinux
+        fi
+        OS=$(lowercase "$OS")
+        DistroBasedOn=$(lowercase "$DistroBasedOn")
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$DistroBasedOn" != "$thisinstallerdistro" ]; then
+  echo "*** This installer is only for $thisinstallerdistro and you are running $DistroBasedOn, please run \"$gitreposcriptroot\install-powershell.sh\" to see if your distro is supported AND to auto-select the appropriate installer if it is."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+## Check requirements and prerequisites
+
+#Check for sudo if not root
+if [[ "${CI}" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Running on CI (as determined by env var CI set to true), skipping SUDO check."
+    set -- "$@" '-skip-sudo-check'
+fi
+
+SUDO=''
+if (( EUID != 0 )); then
+    #Check that sudo is available
+    if [[ ("'$*'" =~ skip-sudo-check) || ("$(whereis sudo)" == *'/'* && "$(sudo -nv 2>&1)" != 'Sorry, user'*) ]]; then
+        SUDO='sudo'
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: You must either be root or be able to use sudo" >&2
+        #exit 5
+    fi
+fi
+
+#Collect any variation details if required for this distro
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+#END Collect any variation details if required for this distro
+
+#If there are known incompatible versions of this distro, put the test, message and script exit here:
+
+#END Verify The Installer Choice
+
+##END Check requirements and prerequisites
+
+echo
+echo "*** Installing PowerShell for $DistroBasedOn..."
+if ! hash curl 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "curl not found, installing..."
+    $SUDO emerge -nv1 net-misc/curl
+fi
+
+if ! hash dpkg 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "dpkg not found, installing..."
+    $SUDO emerge -nv1 app-arch/dpkg
+fi
+
+# The executable to test.
+PWSH=pwsh
+
+if [[ "'$*'" =~ preview ]] ; then
+    echo
+    echo "-preview was used, the latest preview release will be installed (side-by-side with your production release)"
+    powershellpackageid=powershell-preview
+    PWSH=pwsh-preview
+fi
+
+currentversion=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/powershell/powershell/releases/latest | sed '/tag_name/!d' | sed s/\"tag_name\"://g | sed s/\"//g | sed s/v// | sed s/,//g | sed s/\ //g)
+
+printf "\n*** Current version on git is: $currentversion, repo version may differ slightly...\n\n"
+
+ubuntu_dist=18.04
+
+# Find latest ubuntu packages.
+
+for ubuntu_dist in $(curl -sL 'https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/' | sed -En 's,.*href="([[:digit:]][[:digit:].]+).*,\1,p' | sort -rV); do
+    if ! curl -sL "https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/${ubuntu_dist}/prod/pool/main/p/${powershellpackageid}/" | grep -q '404 Not Found'; then
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+printf "*** Found packages for Ubuntu $ubuntu_dist...\n\n"
+
+latest_pkg=$(curl -sL "https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/${ubuntu_dist}/prod/pool/main/p/${powershellpackageid}/" | sed -En 's/^.*href="([^"]+\.deb).*/\1/p' | sort -V | tail -1)
+
+if [ ! -f "$latest_pkg" ]; then
+    curl -sL "https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/${ubuntu_dist}/prod/pool/main/p/${powershellpackageid}/${latest_pkg}" -o "$latest_pkg"
+fi
+
+$SUDO dpkg -i --force-depends "$latest_pkg" 2>/dev/null
+
+# the postrm breaks removal
+$SUDO rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/info/${powershellpackageid}.postrm
+
+printf "\n\n"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+$PWSH -noprofile -c '"Congratulations! PowerShell is installed at $PSHOME.
+Run `"'"$PWSH"'`" to start a PowerShell session."'
+
+success=$?
+
+if [[ "$success" != 0 ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: PowerShell failed to install!" >&2
+    exit "$success"
+fi
+
+if [[ "'$*'" =~ includeide ]] ; then
+    echo
+    echo "*** Installing VS Code PowerShell IDE..."
+
+    # install overlay for flatpak and flatpak if needed
+    if ! command -v flatpak >/dev/null; then
+      echo "*** Setting up Flatpak for VS Code..."
+
+      if ! ( ( command -v layman >/dev/null && layman -l | grep -q flatpak-overlay ) || [ -f /etc/portage/repos.conf/flatpak-overlay.conf ] ); then
+        $SUDO sh -c 'cat >/etc/portage/repos.conf/flatpak-overlay.conf' <<EOF
+[flatpak-overlay]
+priority = 50
+location = /usr/local/portage/flatpak-overlay
+sync-type = git
+sync-uri = https://github.com/fosero/flatpak-overlay.git
+auto-sync = Yes
+EOF
+        $SUDO emerge --sync
+      fi
+
+      $SUDO emerge -nv1 sys-apps/flatpak
+    fi
+
+    $SUDO flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+
+    $SUDO flatpak install -y flathub com.visualstudio.code
+
+    echo
+    echo "*** Installing VS Code PowerShell Extension"
+    flatpak run com.visualstudio.code --install-extension ms-vscode.PowerShell
+    if [[ "'$*'" =~ -interactivetesting ]] ; then
+        echo "*** Loading test code in VS Code"
+        curl -O ./testpowershell.ps1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DarwinJS/CloudyWindowsAutomationCode/master/pshcoredevenv/testpowershell.ps1
+        flatpak run com.visualstudio.code ./testpowershell.ps1
+    fi
+fi
+
+printf "\n*** NOTE: Run the newest version of this script again to update PowerShell\n\n"
+echo "*** Install Complete"