Gentoo Linux

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Linux distribution free and open-source software

Gentoo Linux is a highly customizable, source-based Linux distribution known for its performance optimization and flexibility through its Portage package management system.

Aliases (3)

Gentoo ×1
Gentoo m68k ×1
OpenRC (alternative in some derivatives/setups) ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Linux distribution → free and open-source software →
basedOn	Linux kernel →
configurationMethod	manual compilation options → text configuration files →
designGoal	flexibility → performance → portability →
developer	Gentoo Foundation →
distributionModel	community-driven →
documentation	Gentoo Handbook →
feature	USE flags system → binary package support → ebuild build scripts → high customizability → init system choice → performance optimization → slotting for multiple package versions → source-based package management →
governedBy	Gentoo Council →
hasDerivative	Calculate Linux → ChromeOS (historical influence via Portage) → Sabayon Linux →
initialReleaseDate	2002-03-31 →
license	GNU General Public License → various free software licenses →
namedAfter	gentoo penguin →
operatingSystemFamily	Linux →
originalAuthor	Daniel Robbins →
packageManager	Portage →
programmingLanguage	Bash → Python →
sourceModel	open source →
supportsInitSystem	OpenRC → systemd →
supportsPlatform	ARM → ARM64 → IBM System z → Itanium → MIPS → PowerPC → RISC-V → SPARC → x86 → x86_64 →
targetAudience	advanced Linux users → power users → system administrators →
updateModel	rolling release →
usesBuildSystem	ebuild →
usesRepository	Gentoo ebuild repository →
website	https://www.gentoo.org/ →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ChromeOS →	basedOn
Debian ("OpenRC (alternative in some derivatives/setups)") →	hasInitSystem
LXQt ("Gentoo") →	packageAvailableOn
Linux/m68k ("Gentoo m68k") →	supportsUserland