Gentoo Linux

Reader supplied reviews for Gentoo Linux Average rating 8.6 from 67 review(s) What are your thoughts on Gentoo Linux? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- unstablestable20160514201408262012122112.112.011.211.010.12008.02007.02006.12006.02005.12005.02004.32004.22004.12004.01.41.21.1a1.0 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: stable Rating: 10 Date: 2024-08-04 Votes: 3 I recommend it for daily drive. Updating is usually fast like 15 minutes. Sometimes there are huge updates like gcc, webkit-gtk, llvm, QtWebEngine, so you can update before go to bed. There is also life beyond computers. The Gnome memory footprint is lower than any other distro I used. Gentoo can compile binaries to your processor. I have Intel and AMD hardware, there is no restriction. For beginners: - strict follow the handbook, dont need youtuber installation guide, dont need chatgpt guidance; - select plasma or gnome profile, there is no need for special use flags, strict with MAKEOPTS, VIDEO_DRIVER and INPUTS; - OpenRC is easier for installing - nvidia users: keep in mind, there is nvidia systemd units. nvidia drivers has better compatibility with systemd; - first boot: install gentoo-kernel or gentoo-kernel-bin. One is from source, the other is the binary. I am healed from distro hopping vicious. Thank you Gentoo Anonimous. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: stable Rating: 10 Date: 2024-07-12 Votes: 0 TLDR; Good distro, not as hard as people make it look like, totally recommend it this distro is a rabbit hole in and of itself, portage is a very unique concept executed so correctly and the distro is so modular and i know EXACTLY whats happening in my computer everytime i install a package, turn it on and do stuff on my computer. this distro while definitely not for beginners or the faint of heart is really good, the modularity of it is about as modular as it gets, you know what you put in your computer to minimize bloat. while being dreaded as this "final boss" of linux and that its "the hardest distro in existence" is really just people who never used it and its really something worth getting into, this distro is also very known so guides aren't that hard to come by but this distro is really about as hard to install as arch, but the documentation is also much better than arch, but i won't yap too much, at the end of the day gentoo is a truly good distro that is worth the time you can sink into it Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: stable Rating: 10 Date: 2024-07-08 Votes: 0 Gentoo Linux is a truly unique and for the most part, underrated Linux distro. Its main target is definitely those who know what they are doing, and or want fine control over their system. Despite this, it has an incredibly written documentation that holds your hand through many stages that could otherwise be a major headache. Its documentation alone is underrated too for this very reason. You WILL learn lots about Linux through the usage of Gentoo. As for drawbacks, there’s a couple things you should keep in mind. Gentoo compiles packages on your machine rather than downloading precompiled binaries. This means downloads may take longer, and having medium to high end specs will definitely be useful on your Gentoo journey. Some software may take a fairly large amount of time to compile, so in cases like this you can look into using Gentoo’s pre compiled versions (often ending in -bin) to keep things fast at the cost of a reduced customisation. The Gentoo community is also one of the nicest and most helpful communities I’ve seen in a distro. Everyone will welcome you with open arms and help you with everything big or small. They even have a good sense of humour. At the beginning, Gentoo will guide you what to do. Once familiar, you’ll be guiding Gentoo what to do. :) Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 67 reader reviews of Gentoo Linux...