Why do you use Gentoo

[duane]

I put arch on most of my machines almost a year ago, and it worked fine. Updating was fast, and if I wanted to try something new, it didn't take long to download. I particularly like the archiso package for making livecds.

Then I made the mistake of installing a gentoo chroot for a project. Now I'm putting gentoo back on everything again. It's obviously an addiction. :p

[spork_kitty]

It puts me in the driver's seat. I have a toolchain by default. Patches, ebuilds, it's all text files. The tooling for building a distro is pretty good. Packages tend to be good about providing USE flags.

Most importantly, I can fork at will or maintain an overlay, if Gentoo goes stupid, and I won't be left wondering where to go. I can carry on where Gentoo left off.

Few distros do that as well as Gentoo.

[mouacyk]

Considering the many cycles of CPU vulnerabilities, where executing malicious code can compromise data and the system, why don't more people use Gentoo?
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[cornplayz256]

gentoo is very customizable for me and lets me have freedom to do whatever i want with the packages i install. it's also very nice for development and gaming.

[plp]

Because coming from NetBSD as my primary OS for 10 years.
I was tired of having to use Linux emulation to run certain applications and I didn’t want to learn how to use systemd. So 4 years ago I gave Slackware a spin stuck with it until recently.

I love the documentation, freedom of compiling locally instead of grabbing binaries, and the level control I have over the system.

I‘ve found the perfect OS for me.

[g047]

IDK, i tried most common distros, but Gentoo is the one I stick with. The easiness by which you can apply patches is super sweet, ebuilds are pretty easy to write too. The killer feature for me is having a stable system that still can use unstable packages without too much of a hassle.

But honestly idk, i just really like it as a system (except when there is a python upgrade lmao)

[spica]

afaik if an application (via ebuild installed) asks for root password, and this is unavoidable, then such application is scheduled for eviction from portage. this is good policy I think.

[NichtDerHans]

I really appreciate the hassle-free, wonderfully fluffy puffy Python updates.
























I installed it because I always thought Gentoo was cool, but never dared to. Then I realised that it works quite well and is stable. I now like Gentoo because of the configuration options, because I can switch things on and off via the USE flags. It is kept very simple.

EDIT: Aaaaaand of course, the community is very friendly. I was with Arch before and hated the forum, the chat and the whole toxic elite atmosphere.

[Taigo]

[FilthyPitDog]

I use Gentoo for the customizability, USE Flags and package slotting are key for me. Also the community is amazing!
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[rzdndr]

Hello All,

• Wanted a source based distro.
  
• Suits my needs. I am developing software.
  
• Community is very nice
  

Regards

[4man]

I just have too much time on my hands.
Also,