Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast Linux distribution for x86, PowerPC, Sparc, and Sparc64 that's geared towards Linux power users. Unlike other distros, it has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.
| Tags | Operating Systems Software Distribution Software Distribution Tools Linux Distributions |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux Mac OS X BSD FreeBSD |
Recent releases
- 03 Mar 2007 14:28
Changes: The primary goal of 2006.1 is to improve the quality of the Gentoo release media by including more drivers. The secondary goal of this release is to build experimental LiveCD images for at least one architecture other than AMD64/x86 to facilitate Gentoo Linux Installer testing.
- 24 May 2006 00:08
Changes: Major highlights in this release include KDE 3.4.3, GNOME 2.12.2, XFCE 4.2.2, GCC 3.4.4, and a 2.6.15 kernel. This is also the first release with the Gentoo Linux Installer officially debuting on the x86 LiveCD, which will fully replace the Universal and PackageCD set.
- 30 Aug 2004 13:44
No changes have been submitted for this release.
- 15 Apr 2003 08:26
Changes: LiveCD hardware auto-detection was enhanced, and preliminary bootsplash support was added. The install documentation was improved. Lots of packages were upgraded.
- 28 Feb 2003 10:00
Changes: This release adds many new "Portage" features, bugfixes, and code cleanups on the way to 1.4_final. An updated Live-CD and stages for the Sparc, PPC, and x86 platforms are all available for this release candidate.
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Recent commentsVery impressed
Hands down, the best-engineered (and most fun to use) Linux distribution I've ever used. Portage makes sense...and works a charm, file locations are sane, and the advanced init.d setup is a godsend.
Nice work.