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### GNU Linux

September 02, 2018 — Jesse Harris

I've always used GNU/Linux distributions on my machines at home sing 1997. A brief list of the distributions I've used:

- Slackware
- RedHat
- CentOS
- Fedora Core
- Ubuntu
- Fedora
- Raspbian
- Gentoo

Currently, I'm using Gentoo on a few different machines and as an operating system nerd, it really ticks the boxes.

Many people who have used Gentoo in the past eventually say that maintaining a Gentoo system is fun at first, but that they have different priorities and want an 'OS' that just 'works'.

Knowing everything about a system is part of the joy of Gentoo. Think of it not as a distributioin, but more as a distribution kit. You get to make your own distro.

Aside from that, I used to run Raspbian on my Pi's but now run Gentoo on that too.

Here are the things I can do in Gentoo:

- Connect to my work vpn
- RDP to work machines
- Use Citrix Receiever to connect to our Citrix environment
- Use Snaps, to run the latest userland software (like teams for linux)
- Compile the latest ffmpeg to use new video encoding tools
- Contribute in the form of ebuilds e.g. snapd

For what I do with the raspberry pi, check out my raspberry pi post