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I liked Gentoo because it offered me a completely different look to how Linux worked and all I could learn in the process. For me it was good because most Linux distributions at the time were really oriented to make them as easy as possible to install for 1st time users. But Gentoo had a different approach almost like a Linux from scratch depending on which stage you select to start with. I selected stage 3 at first but then I was eager to learn how stage 1 and 2 worked and I learned a lot thanks to that.
I had a lot of deeper knowledge on Linux because I was not relying on graphical tools but on the command line, that set up my profile to become a Unix and Linux Sysadmin for the next 15+ years.
Emerge was also great, the fact that you can customize the compilation flags was amazing to the best possible performance depending on what processor you were running it in and that was awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I am not sure if I disliked anything about it. The learning curve was really fine and it is until today an amazing distro. I had it on a time where I did not have a broadband connection so using emerge to update was really a downside because of how slow it was, besides that there was not many stage 3 repositories to get the packages from at the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Good when you a looking for custom performance because you can build using flags, etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Installation proccess a bit tedious.
Quite steep learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love learning new things everyday. Gentoo's hands on installation gives me an opportunity to explore and get invaluable knowledge on Linux systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Customizability can consume quite amount of your time but for people like me it's where the fun is. It's not something I would say I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I love about Gentoo Linux is the absence of de-facto standards. You want OpenRC? Use it. You want Systemd? Sure. And no setup-tool messing up your configs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Honestly, the time you're sitting there compiling isn't for everybody, while new users may find it easy to break things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Whatever I need, Gentoo has me covered. If there's any software not in the regular software tree, there's conceptual overlays by someone from the community containing the needed software. Use only what's needed, configure it to one's personal needs via USE flags, compile it in a breeze and get the best performance both from CPU/kernel and the software itself. And as with every linux, any personal settings are easily transferable to a new machine/device. The memory footprint is really small and the system is booted up from scratch in seconds -- way faster than my windows 11 laptop takes to wake from sleep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Compile times are sometimes a bit long, but that's due to the large software packages, not the system itself. Anything I don't like I can change and contribute to the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The best about Gentoo is, it is the best Linux distrio have used ever. It gives me the best customization options like kernel patching and much more in runtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
No dislikes from Gentoo. As per my usage I has not seen any vulnerabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I was searching for a perfect OS that meets my needs finally I have come across Gentoo and now I am a happy user of Gentoo. I have been using Gentoo Os for the past 2 years, I have gone through many of its good features like :
* It's Free.
* Can customize, which many OS never provides.
* Simple and pleasant user interface.
* Lightweight OS.
* Provide good security.
* Good write and read speed.
* We can have different versions of the same package in a machine.
* Vey good build quality.
* Good supporting team.
* We need only a few PC resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have only a few dislikes about Gentoo os :
* Need proper training to work in Gentoo.
* Face difficulty in configuration.
* Error found in the automatic update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
