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[Soviet2479]

Do what the title says. I'll do mine with Gentoo. Yours doesn't need to be as long as mine, I just like to overachieve on the internet.

Hi there. This is Gentoo. It's a good distribution. Yours isn't. You know why?

SECTION I: Community.
This is a very important factor when considering a distribution, as you don't want to share your opinion with illiterate 8 year olds. It's why I don't play Call of Duty, Battlefield, or DoTA. Let's look at Ubuntu's community.
(quoting from an actual post on the ubuntu forums)

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can my ubuntu hack by someone??
my friend made a bet with me to come live with skype if i tell him my ip address he said he can hack my ubuntu delete fiels he also said he can get the my username passworld for my isp i dont know anything about ubuntu

what should i do am i safe can he hack?

Oh look! A technologically impaired person! Turns out, this isn't very uncommon in the Ubuntu community. Now let's see a typical newcomer to the gentoo community.
(actual post from the gentoo forums)

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Dear All,

I had a few update (say, the update of 3 weeks) without restart my laptop.

Today after a reboot, I don't visualize correctly characters when writing in a terminal (Xfce Terminal Emulator).

I dont know much how to explain this... Simply when I open the terminal and write in there, it's not possible to recognize the characters I type.
Other applications (ie firefox) seems to work and visualize things correctly

Any suggestions? What should I check?

What a gentleman. He:
* Uses proper grammar
* Can Google his problems
* Is straightforward with his question
* Probably drinks fine wine, wears suits, is a connoisseur of aged cheeses, and has a monocle (or two).

Section II: Included software.
Included software is a necessity. If any modern OS came without a browsProxy-Connection: keep-alive
Cache-Control: max-age=0

or command line, what would you do with your life? Let's see Ubuntu's included software.
* Bluetooth analyzer
* Calculator
* Firefox
* other generic software
Boring. Gentoo comes with exciting programs like:
* Funzip (It has fun in the name. Even compressing files is fun in gentoo.)
* Sandbox (How can a child's toy not be fun on Gentoo?)
* Mailbot (Robots are badass.)

Section III: Portage
apt-get install audacious
emerge audacious
Have you ever been strapped to a bomb and the only way to deactivate it is to install a program, and the difference between life and death is a few letters? I have. Enough said.

[ori0n]

Arch Linux is the best because it's lightweight, and you can make whatever you want out of it.

[ツ]

Debian. Simply because its easy, iPhones and perfect for dedicated servers that's all really.

[Chris]

Not a huge Linux person and not going to go in depth on my reasons, but through the versions I did try out I preferred Linux Mint Cinnamon. Felt easy to use, lightweight, and styling was good.

[Irish_Man]

* Probably drinks fine wine, wears suits, is a connoisseur of aged cheeses...

Hey, this is me...lol

[0_o]

I like Ubuntu, it very popular. Maybe the most popular OS in Linux.