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| name = Funtoo Linux
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| screenshot = Screenshot from 2016-12-17 12-50-23.png
| screenshot_alt = Funtoo Linux desktop screenshot
| caption = Funtoo Linux with [[GNOME 3]], showing [[IRC]] usage and packages being compiled
| website = {{URL|www.funtoo.org}}
| developer = [[Daniel Robbins (computer programmer)|Daniel Robbins]], Oleg Vinichenko, Funtoo Technologies
| family = [[Linux]] (based on [[Gentoo Linux]])
| source model = [[Open source]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2008}}
| latest release version = [[Rolling release]]
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| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]]
| ui = Gnome, KDE Plasma, XFCE
| license = [[Free software]] <br>and others licenses
| working state = Current
| supported platforms = [[ARM]], [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]]
| updatemodel = [[Portage (software)#Emerge|Emerge]]
| package manager = [[Portage (software)|Portage]]
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'''Funtoo Linux'''({{IPAc-en|f|ʌ|n|t|uː}} {{respell|fun|too}}) is a [[Linux distribution]] based on [[Gentoo Linux]], created by [[Daniel Robbins (computer programmer)|Daniel Robbins]] (the founder and former project leader of Gentoo Linux) in 2008. It's developed by a core team of developers, and built around a basic vision of improving the core technologies previously used by [[Gentoo Linux]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DistroWatch.com: Funtoo Linux|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=Funtoo|accessdate=17 December 2016|date=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025044351/http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/10/goal-of-funtoo.html |date=October 25, 2008 |title=Funtoo by Daniel Robbins: The Goal of Funtoo }}</ref>
== History ==
In early 2008, [[Daniel Robbins (computer programmer)|Daniel Robbins]] proposed to resolve<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113042159/http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/here-my-offer.html |date=January 13, 2008 |title=Funtoo by Daniel Robbins: Here's my offer... }}</ref> the Gentoo Foundation problems.<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115061441/http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/and-it-gets-worse.html |date=January 15, 2008 |title=Funtoo by Daniel Robbins: And it gets worse... }}</ref> But he had left the project in 2004, and his offer was refused.<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129092658/http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/what-to-do.html |date=January 29, 2008 |title=Funtoo by Daniel Robbins: What to do? }}</ref> The Funtoo project was born as an initiative to implement his vision, with aims to share innovations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/78238.html|title=Gentoo Creator Daniel Robbins: Making Linux Free and Flexible - Exclusives - LinuxInsider|website=www.linuxinsider.com}}</ref>.
==Features==
Funtoo is a [[Source code|source]] based [[Linux]] [[Linux distribution|distribution]]. Its development is discussed on [[IRC]] and a [[mailing list]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/group/funtoo-dev|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com}}</ref> Changes are sometimes announced in advance, and published via an [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] feed.
===Core technologies===
Funtoo features in addition to native UTF-8 by default include:
==== Kits ====
In July 2017 Funtoo switched from plain portage approach to splitting the portage tree into kits <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funtoo.org/News:Kits_are_Go_(Switch_to_Them!)|title=News:Kits are Go (Switch to Them!) - Funtoo|website=www.funtoo.org}}</ref>. This should tie software updates together and help with the dependency problems of a rolling release distribution. Kits also are gaining maturity status as they are tested and as patches are applied.
====Git====
Funtoo uses [[git (software)|Git]] to store the [[Portage (software)|Portage]] tree. The tree is split into kits now with meta-repo <ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/funtoo/meta-repo/|title=funtoo/meta-repo|website=GitHub}}</ref> being the repo holding all the kits as submodules.
====Metro====
Metro<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Metro_Quick_Start_Tutorial|title=Metro - Funtoo|website=www.funtoo.org}}</ref> is an automatable software package for building stages used in installing Funtoo.
====boot-update====
boot-update<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Boot-Update|title=Package: Boot-Update (sys-boot/boot-update)|website=www.funtoo.org}}</ref> provides a unified mechanism for configuring the [[GNU GRUB]]2 and GRUB Legacy [[boot loader]] versions.
====Core networking====
Funtoo has its own core networking solution to allow users to simplify the creation of complex network interfaces based on pre-created profiles.<ref>[https://www.funtoo.org/Networking]</ref>
===Kernel===
Since May 2015 Funtoo offers a pre-build generic kernel with stage3 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.funtoo.org/topic/527-pre-built-kernels/|title=Pre-built kernels!|website=funtoo forums}}</ref> Although Funtoo is a source-based distribution, it should be possible to use a prebuilt [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Funtoo_Linux_Kernels|title=Funtoo Linux Kernels - Funtoo|website=www.funtoo.org}}</ref> Funtoo no longer encourages the use of the [[Sabayon Linux|Sabayon]] kernel; however, with many improvements to Funtoo's design and init process, one should be able to load a binary kernel plus initrd from a preferred distribution hosting a precompiled/preconfigured kernel. Ubuntu's kernel linux-3.2.0-17-generic has been tested and is known to work. This can benefit those who like to avoid building custom kernels. Using a generic kernel from another distribution should be straightforward if using [http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/Boot-Update boot-update].
=== Other differences ===
There are multitude of users blog posts or discussions about difference between Gentoo and Funtoo. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6ta5qy/differences_between_pros_and_cons_of_gentoo_and/|title=Differences between, pros and cons of Gentoo and Funtoo • r/linux|website=reddit}}</ref>
The most marked difference between the two would be no systemd support in Funtoo, but still delivering for example a working Gnome desktop<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/gentoo-and-funtoo-linux-users-can-now-enjoy-the-gnome-desktop-without-systemd-503091.shtml|title=Gentoo and Funtoo Linux Users Can Now Enjoy the GNOME Desktop Without systemd|first=Marius|last=Nestor|publisher=}}</ref> without the systemd need <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funtoo.org/News:Gnome-3.20_Update|title=News:Gnome-3.20 Update - Funtoo|website=www.funtoo.org}}</ref>.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.funtoo.org}}
* {{DistroWatch|funtoo|NAME=Funtoo Linux}}
* {{Facebook Page|id=FuntooByNil/214467882265060|name=Funtoo}}
* https://usesthis.com/interviews/daniel.robbins/
* https://linuxrig.com/2013/05/19/the-linux-setup-scott-caie-funtoo-developer/
* http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Online-Artikel/Mein-Linux-Funtoo/Tippfehler
* https://www.onli-blogging.de/1531/Von-Ubuntu-zu-Funtoo.html
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