Gentoo Linux是一套通用的、快捷的、完全免费的Linux发行,它面向开发人员和网络职业人员.与其他发行不同的是,Gentoo Linux拥有一套先进的包管理系统叫作Portage.在BSD ports的传统中,Portage是一套真正的自动导入系统,然而Gentoo里的Portage是用Python编写的,并具它有很多先进的特性,包括文件依赖、精细的包管理、OpenBSD风格的虚拟安装,安全卸载,系统框架文件、虚拟软件包、配置文件管理等等.

Gentoo Linux 2008.0:

"Gentoo Linux 2008.0 beta2 is here. Thanks to you, our community, for testing beta1 and filing many bugs. You can help make 2008.0 amazing! Test out this beta and report any functionality issues you encounter. Since this is still a beta, we're looking only for bugs in functionality, not bugs in appearance such as desktop backgrounds or other artwork. This should be the last beta and will be followed by the final 2008.0 release after further bug fixing." There are no changelogs or release notes, but a very short release announcement is available here. Interested beta testers can download the live CD/DVD images from these Gentoo mirrors:

下载:livecd-i686-installer-2008.0_beta2.iso (838MB),
下载:livecd-amd64-installer-2008.0_beta2.iso (670MB).