Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system.
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13 Facts About Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux was named after the gentoo penguin, the fastest swimming species of penguin.
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Gentoo Linux describes itself as a meta-distribution because of its adaptability, in that the majority of users have configurations and sets of installed programs which are unique to the system and the applications they use.
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Gentoo Linux was initially created by Daniel Robbins as the Enoch Linux distribution.
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In 2004, Robbins set up the non-profit Gentoo Linux Foundation, transferred all copyrights and trademarks to it, and stepped down as chief architect of the project.
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Gentoo Linux Foundation is a domestic non-profit corporation, registered in the State of New Mexico.
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The Gentoo Linux repository contains over 19, 000 packages ready for installation in a Gentoo Linux system.
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Previously, Gentoo Linux supported installation from stage1 and stage2 tarballs; however, the Gentoo Linux Foundation no longer recommends them.
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Live USB of Gentoo Linux can be created manually, by using various tools, or with dd as described in the handbook.
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In 2004, Gentoo Linux began to version its Live media by year rather than numerically.
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Hardened Gentoo Linux is a project designed to develop and designate a set of add-ons that are useful when a more security focused installation is required.
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Gentoo Linux promptly responded by containing the attack and improving security practices.
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Gentoo Linux penguin is thought to be the fastest underwater-swimming penguin.
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