Gentoo vs Arch? : linux - reddit
www.reddit.com › comments › 6osi8cGentoo being sourced based makes cramming it onto new or exotic hardware an absolute breeze. If you have packages that need special patches, you can have them compiled in on the fly by adding the patch file in /etc/portage/patches/. Arch is a lot more rigid. They specifically support x86 and x86_64 platforms.
Gentoo vs Arch - Linux - Level1Techs Forums
forum.level1techs.com › t › gentoo-vs-archFeb 07, 2015 · So I notice a lot of confusion in this forum over subtle differences between Archlinux when compared with Gentoo. This simple fact is, Gentoo is not a binary distro and therefore must be superior to Archlinux. Gentoo is not hacked together with a bunch of scripts - this is Fact - What would Qain use - that's right, Gentoo. Besides the elitist check me out i have Arch installed attitude amongst ...
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-577784.html24.08.2007 · The main difference I feel between Gentoo and Arch, apart from the binary vs. source major difference (and the reason of my change), is the approach. Arch is strictly KISS. For example it has not something like the "rc-update" but one has to write down an array of daemons to start at boot time in the exact order he wants them to start (there is no checking for services …