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Gentoo

The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux or BSD distribution.

We have listed more than 10 alternatives to Gentoo. You can find them below. The top competitors are: Arch Linux, Fedora, and Linux Mint. Apart from the top ones, people also compare Gentoo with Funtoo Linux, Manjaro, and CentOS. "Best Top 20 Ubuntu Linux Alternatives (Pros and Cons)" is the last article that we know that reviews or compares Gentoo to other products.
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    Arch Linux

    ↔ Gentoo

    You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.

  2. 14

    Fedora

    ↔ Gentoo

    Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

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    ↔ Gentoo

    Logit.io provides complete observability of logs, metrics and traces. The platform also offers alerting & monitoring, as well as Prometheus, OpenSearch & Grafana. Ingest any type of data to see real-time insights about your applications and services

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  4. 12

    Linux Mint

    ↔ Gentoo

    Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.

  5. 10

    Manjaro

    ↔ Gentoo

    Manjaro Linux is a linux distribution which is based on arch linux. It uses the PACMAN package manager.

  6. 11

    Ubuntu

    ↔ Gentoo

    Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.

  7. 12

    Debian

    ↔ Gentoo

    Debian is a free distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system.

  8. 10

    FreeBSD

    ↔ Gentoo

    FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™)...

  9. 8

    CentOS

    ↔ Gentoo

    CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise...

  10. 7
    LFS

    Linux From Scratch

    ↔ Gentoo

    Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own...

  11. 4

    Linux kernel

    ↔ Gentoo

    The Linux kernel is the operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating...

  12. 10

    openSUSE

    ↔ Gentoo

    openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server.

  13. 5

    Funtoo Linux

    ↔ Gentoo

    Funtoo Linux is a Gentoo-based OS that uses a git-based Portage tree.

  14. 4

    Windows 10

    ↔ Gentoo

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    have you seen the glibc ebuild? it's 1500 lines. lfs does it in less than 50

    gentoo has a feature creep and bitrot problem that has been going on for no less than 15 years. glibc is a package that should be closely guarded as it is at the CORE of your system.

    🏁 Competitors: Funtoo Linux

External sources with reviews and comparisons of Gentoo

Best Top 20 Ubuntu Linux Alternatives (Pros and Cons)
Some larger packages or those without source code have precompiled binaries. Gentoo Linux takes its name from the Gentoo penguin. The name was selected to emphasize machine-specific optimization, a key Gentoo feature.
Source: cloudinfrastructureservices.co.uk
11 Best Linux Distros For Programming And Developers [2020 Edition]
The installation process will teach you a lot about your system and its subtleties. One of the best parts about Gentoo, which is also a curse for some people, is its ability to configure what compilation flags packages should support. If we keep the ease part aside, Gentoo gives a developer power, stability, and flexibility —...
Source: fossbytes.com
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