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Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary Linux distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the user's preferences and is often optimized for the specific type of computer. However, precompiled binaries are available for some packages. Gentoo runs on a wide variety of processor architectures. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Gentoo LinuxA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Gentoo Linux AMD 64 Installation, compiled by Futuramerlin 2 June 2016The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Gentoo Linux for Neuroscience - a replicable, flexible, scalable, rolling-release environment that provides direct access to development softwareCited 13 times
- Go sideways: GNU variantsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Portage (software)A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Gentoo Linux AMD 64 Installation, compiled by Futuramerlin 2 June 2016Gentoo; compiled by Futuramerlin · 2016
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