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Does anyone actually use Gentoo? Why?
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I recently tried Gentoo, I liked it, dare I say I loved it. The problem is, I don't have time for it. I would love to use it as a daily driver on my main rig but due to my work it would never fly.
I am however thinking of putting it on my server where I just don't need to spend time with it. I can compile and and just let it be while I do something else.