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Gentoo Linux 1.2 Final Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-10 Gentoo 25 Comments

Gentoo Linux 1.2 has been released; basic changes include install-related fixes and countless updates to the Portage tree, such as KDE 3.0.1 (CVS 2002-06-04) and GNOME 2 (beta, CVS 2002-06-07) support. Note that GNOME 2 is still masked, but fully useable. New users can find install instructions here and ISOs and build tarballs. Existing users need only to "emerge sync" to be up-to-date.

Gentoo 1.3a Released

Submitted by Prakash Setty 2002-06-04 Gentoo 7 Comments

A new, test version of Gentoo is now available. Gentoo becomes the first distro to use GCC 3.1 by default. At this point, only a Stage 1 tarball is available, all the rest of the software will need to be recompiled manually.

Review of Gentoo Linux 1.0

Eugenia Loli 2002-04-15 Gentoo 33 Comments

We got Linux distributions for geeks (Debian), distros for businessmen (Red Hat), home users (Mandrake) and... Germans (SuSE :). However, there was never before a distribution specifically targetting developers and speed, both at the same time. Enter Gentoo Linux, the fastest loading, fastest-operating Linux distribution to date.

Gentoo Linux 1.1a Has Been Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-04-08 Gentoo 10 Comments

Improvements include important pam/shadow/util-linux security fixes, new KDE3 ebuilds, many important improvements to Portage, new NVIDIA drivers and seamless OpenGL configuration, and more. Existing Gentoo Linux users can upgrade in-place by following the instructions included in the release announcement. New users can find install instructions and ISOs and build tarballs. Also be sure to read our new Portage Manual to get up to speed with the new Gentoo Linux 1.0+ features.

Gentoo Linux Installation Review

Eugenia Loli 2002-04-05 Gentoo 17 Comments

"Gentoo solved many problems for me. Some distros install everything, whether you really need it or not. Not Gentoo; other than the base packages required for Linux to run, the only software installed on the system is the software you put there. Gentoo resolves dependancies automatically, eliminating RPM prerequisite hell. As an added bonus I got something I wasn't even expecting. Speed. Blinding, blazing, incredible speed." Read the rest of the interesting installation review for Gentoo Linux at Kuro5hin.

Gentoo Linux 1.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-03-31 Gentoo 9 Comments

Gentoo Linux is a high-performance ports-based Linux metadistribution for x86-based systems. Gentoo Linux 1.0 has finally been released. You'll find install instructions and ISOs and build tarballs (and on mirrors soon). Gentoo Linux is said to be the "fastest" Linux distribution to date, incorporating patches that make it extremely responsive. It is mostly aiming at developers though, as its installation procedure is definately not for newbies. Gentoo uses Portage as its package system, which is a mix of Debian's apt-get and FreeBSD's ports system, incorporating the good points of both technologies.

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