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Pro Full control of the software
You build the package from a source you can see and read. You decide which features you want to build in and which aren't needed. You can choose build options, optimisation and whatever else fancy stuff you want modified. With a binary distribution this simply isn't possible.
Pro Great for anyone who is serious about learning the intricacies of Linux
It's useful for both beginners and professionals. For the installation, Gentoo offers various types, which are referred to as stages. Basically meaning how in depth you would want to go into the process of installation. For beginners it's useful to choose for a starting distro due to its various stages that can be very time consuming but beneficial as you learn the composition in general of Linux.
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Gentoo Linux
Recommended 4 years ago
HealthyYeomra hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.
Gentoo Linux
Recommended 5 years ago
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Full control of the softwarePro
Great for anyone who is serious about learning the intricacies of LinuxPro
Portage's emerge is powerfulPro
Can be officially systemd-freePro
Gentoo does not impose a standard look-and-feelPro
Fully customizablePro
FreedomPro
A very large collection of software is availablePro
Can by optimized to any given CPU by using proper compile flagsCon
Not beginner-friendlyGentoo Linux
Recommended 5 years ago
zerrxs hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.