Top 10 Gentoo Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Gentoo Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

#1

Slackware
By Slackware
(30)4.4 out of 5
Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities,including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power,
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Slackware is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to do business with
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#2

Debian
By Debian Project
(168)4.6 out of 5
Debian is an operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run , at the core of an operating system is the kernel.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Debian is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
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#3

CentOS
By CentOS
(388)4.5 out of 5
Community-driven free software effort focused around the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build upon.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, CentOS is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
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#4

Fedora
By Fedora
(196)4.4 out of 5
Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a collection of software that makes your computer run.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Fedora is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
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#5

Ubuntu
By Canonical Ltd.
(2,061)4.5 out of 5
Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Ubuntu is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
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#6

Linux Mint
By Linux Mark Institute
(161)4.5 out of 5
Linux Mint produces a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Linux Mint is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
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#7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
By Red Hat
(803)4.5 out of 5
Open source platform for mission-critical computing
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Try for free
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is:
Easier to set up
More expensive
More usable
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#8

Oracle Linux
By Oracle
(307)4.4 out of 5
Oracle Linux brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications and systems along with worldwide, enterprise-class, low-cost support. Optimized for enterprise workloads, Oracle Linux is the only operating system to offer zero-downtime updates.
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Oracle Linux is:
Easier to set up
More usable
More expensive
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#9

Windows 11
By Microsoft
(3,231)4.5 out of 5
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Windows 11 is:
Easier to set up
More expensive
More usable
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#10

Chrome OS
By Google
(427)4.5 out of 5
Google's Operating System
Categories in common with Gentoo:
• Operating System
Reviewers say compared to Gentoo, Chrome OS is:
Easier to set up
More expensive
More usable
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