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Gentoo

Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD... Created by Gentoo Foundation, Inc.

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Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

Gentoo is a rolling release distro (continuously developing, don't have versions) where mostly all parts of the system are being compiled from source.

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Gentoo (sometimes referred to as Gentoo Linux) was added by Xure in Oct 2009 and the latest update was made in May 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Sep 2019. It's possible to update the information on Gentoo or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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- As cakedy said, Gentoo is geared toward experienced Linux users. Also, Ubuntu includes a lot of software from the start, whereas with Gentoo, you would install everything manually and customize it to your liking. crazypens30 • Jan 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Gentoo is mainly for experienced Linux users and is source based while Ubuntu is aimed towards newer users and uses binary packages. cakedy • Aug 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
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