Gentoo
A source-based distro where you compile packages with the USE flags you choose, with binary packages as an option. See how developers rate it month by month on DTDb.
- Category
- Linux distribution
- Developer
- Gentoo community
- Created by
- Daniel Robbins
- First release
- 2002
- License
- GPL and other free licenses
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Free
- Website
- https://www.gentoo.org
- Family
- Gentoo
- Based on
- Independent
- Package manager
- Portage
- Package format
- ebuild (built from source)
- Release model
- Rolling
- Release cadence
- Continuous
- Support lifetime
- Rolling
- Init system
- OpenRC
- Default desktop
- None (choose your own)
- Immutable
- No
- Made for
- Desktop, Server
- Backed by
- A community
- Beginner friendliness
- 1 of 5
- Architectures
- amd64, arm64 and many more