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Gentoo is a source-based Linux distribution designed to be automatically optimized and customized according to the user's need. Use this tag for questions specifically about Gentoo (not for questions where the operating environment happens to be Gentoo).

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What is the basic difference between Arch and Gentoo Linux?

I would say that Arch would have a larger selection of packages compared to Gentoo, while Gentoo allows fine-grained control of specific packages features via USE flags. … I haven't personally tried Gentoo, it could just be an amazingly functional and simple OS, while Arch had risen up much further with its head-start. …
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