Arch Linux vs. Gentoo Linux(emergelinux.tumblr.com)

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Arch is less annoying than Gentoo when it comes to package management. I don't say that lightly. I think that the power of emerge is quite respectable. I like that Gentoo gives me a lot of control over package builds and whatnot. I also like the endless tweaking abilities of Gentoo. However, the Gentoo repos are marred by package masking that gets ingratiatingly annoying. I think that Arch has a great balance between power and ease of use... especially in comparison to Gentoo.

Honestly though, I prefer Slackware.

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What I find appealing about Gentoo is its documentation. One of the best documentation on a Linux distro. Arch is very well documented too. I switched to Arch from Fedora and happy with it. But on one of my netbooks, I plan to use Gentoo, in spite of the scary tales of huge compilation time. I checked out Slackware. Its documentation is sparse. I can conclude that it is not for non-expert users like me.