Gentoo was that Linux distribution that every user strived to build, so they could wear it as a badge of honor.
Back in the day, Gentoo Linux was only meant for those with serious Linux skills. The only distribution more challenging was Linux From Scratch (which was, essentially, building your own distribution).
Gentoo is a distribution that you have to compile everything (including the OS) from source. Installing this distribution was a big challenge and took a long time, not only to do but to do perfectly.
I’ve installed Gentoo a few…
