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I've downloaded a Linux distribution and tried it on my PC. When I checked the documentation I noticed that there was no information about how it was developed. I wonder if it was developed using Gentoo so I did a grep -ir 'Gentoo' / and found these matches:

/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt312.ko
/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/mtd/maps/gpio-addr-flash.ko
/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/staging-speakup/speakup.ko
/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/ums/alauda.ko
/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/ums-usbat.ko
/lib64/modules/3.18.140/kernel/drivers/video/uvesafb.ko

Do these matches mean that it was developed using Gentoo? How to tell exactly if a Linux distro was made using Gentoo?

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    What exactly do you mean by “how it was developed”? What you found in those kernel modules are almost certainly e-mail addresses.
    – Daniel B
    Commented Mar 5, 2020 at 10:30
  • I mean how it was put together. Like the Google ChromeOS was put together using Gentoo.
    – Lars Malmsteen
    Commented Mar 6, 2020 at 17:53

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How do I find out my Linux distribution?

The following commands can be used:

lsb_release -a
cat /etc/*release 
cat /etc/issue* 
cat /proc/version

Further reading

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You'd have to check the (presumably public) history of your distribution.

Why does it matter to you, anyway? "Distribution X is derived from Y" doesnt't say much, all pilfer freely from what others do, all start with more or less the same upstream code bases, there are areas where they actively cooperate.

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