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'''Gentoo Linux''' is a high performance, source-based [[Linux distribution]]. It has an advanced *[[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]-style [[package management]] system called [[Portage (software)|Portage]] which is written in [[Python programming language|Python]]. Gentoo is often referred to as a [[meta-distribution]] because of its high level of configurability. This includes the optional use of "USE flags" (in the Portage system), which describe the hardware and software features the user would like to include while building packages. The originator and current head of the Gentoo project is [[Daniel Robbins]].

One of the goals forIn Gentoo [[Linux]] 1.4 is the addition of, the Gentoo Reference Platform (GRP) thatwas allowsintroduced. users toIt installprovides precompiled packages, builtallowing to certain baseline specifications. This may be an attemptusers to appeaseavoid somelong whocompile believe that too much time is spent by Gentoo users compiling common packagestimes.

It is also possible to create [[tarball]]s of packages for distribution to other machines. This is particularly useful in the case of a [[homogenous]] computing environment, where packages may be used on many machines despite having been prepared on a specific one.

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== External links==

* [http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Linux]

* [http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/philosophy.xml Gentoo Linux philosophy]

* [http://www.zynot.org Zynot Foundation] - Fork of Gentoo Linux

* [http://tikiwiki.org Gentoo wiki].