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    5 months ago

    Gentoo – Arch but it takes longer

    Supports full binary versions since december 2023.

    Slackware? – for old people

    Aka people who know what they’re doing and what they want, noted.

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      5 months ago

      I’ve always wondered what the use case for Gentoo-but-binary is. I’m sure there is one, I just can’t think of one.

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        Adding a binary package host allows Portage to install cryptographically signed, compiled packages. In many cases, adding a binary package host will greatly decrease the mean time to package installation and adds much benefit when running Gentoo on older, slower, or low power systems.