Gentoo is a Linux distribution that, unlike binary distros like Arch, Debian, and many others, the software is compiled locally according to the user preferences and optimizations. The name Gentoo ...

If you find there are too many preinstalled applications, ‘gnome-light’ should be emerged instead of the meta package ‘gnome’. Basic GNOME Install In Gentoo Linux Default GNOME Apps In Gentoo Linux ...

I wanted to make it as simple as possible so it executes a simple bash and pushes the user inside chroot then the user must execute the second script. This makes the code and script simple compared to ...

I can't think of a better way to start a religious war in the Linux community than to compare Linux distributions. I don't intend to try to say that my favorite distribution is best; I just want to ...

Gentoo, though, is different. While the install disk that gets you started must by definition be pre-compiled, up to now, when you install Gentoo, it fetches the source code and compiles it on your ...

In today's open source roundup: Gentoo has much to offer experienced Linux users. Plus: Is it easy to avoid systemd in Debian? And Civilization: Beyond Earth is coming to Linux for the holidays.

Most LJ readers are familiar with the various commercial distributions of Linux available for desktop and server systems. When one thinks of these commercial versions of Linux, one naturally might ...

Microsoft has hired one of the key figures behind a popular distribution of Linux in order to educate its in-house developers about open source. Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect ...