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LinuxTimes: One Week with Gentoo Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 15, 2005

[ Thanks to Editor for this link. ]

“I think that most GNU/Linux users have heard of Gentoo. Gentoo
Linux is very unique and can not be compared to any other
distribution. It does not have an installer or any other GUI-tools,
but it has Portage and unrivaled documentation… but let’s start
at the beginning…”

“If there was a list of biggest GNU/Linux cliches, the statement
‘Gentoo is hard to install’ would be ranked among the top. Let me
tell you a little secret: Gentoo is easy to install…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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