Gentoo is so far, the big Linux surprise this year. With its
1.0 release took the Linux world by storm and converted a huge number of power users and developers from the well-known Linux distros they were using, to the lightweight Gentoo Linux. While its installation process is not for the faint of heart, it pays back the user with a highly optimized system. As a result, Gentoo is dubbed the "fastest Linux distro" to date. Read on for an exclusive interview with Gentoo's project leader, Daniel Robbins where he reveals that Gentoo will be further optimized with the
fastest x86 C/C++ compiler (Intel's ICC) in addition to GCC 3.1. Daniel also speaks about the future plans for Portage and the overall system in general.
I'm a relative newbie to the Linux world. I installed Gentoo after about three attempts (learning something with each atempt). It works beautifully. Their instruction is well written and comprehensive. I took it step by step and I have a working Gentoo system that I'm very happy with.
I attempted Sorceror and a couple other streamlined distros and got nowhere. I thought Gentooo relatively easy and a great learning process.