At the start of the month, Gentoo Linux’s website was treated to a great-looking overhaul, and somehow, it managed to inspire me. For a couple of reasons, I’ve wanted to wipe the slate clean and start ...

Most LJ readers are familiar with the various commercial distributions of Linux available for desktop and server systems. When one thinks of these commercial versions of Linux, one naturally might ...

I can't think of a better way to start a religious war in the Linux community than to compare Linux distributions. I don't intend to try to say that my favorite distribution is best; I just want to ...

In today's open source roundup: Gentoo has much to offer experienced Linux users. Plus: Is it easy to avoid systemd in Debian? And Civilization: Beyond Earth is coming to Linux for the holidays Gentoo ...

Open source software is a passion for some and a business for others. Daniel Robbins became “Tuxified” early in his computing education and was driven by a need to make Linux better than he found it.

Gentoo Linux can be either an experienced Linux user’s ideal desktop choice or a new user’s worst computing nightmare. I am not talking about being new to the Linux OS. I mean just plain and simple ...

The clever Linux guys over at Gentoo have built a self-booting Gentoo CD that allows you to not only install Gentoo, but also play the Unreal Tournament 2003 demo: Epic Games' much-anticipated Unreal ...