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by steevdave 3067 days ago
ChromeOS/ChromiumOS is built from Gentoo
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barsonme 3067 days ago
And isn't Ubuntu built on Debian? I guess I don't understand the distinctions, then.
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richjdsmith 3067 days ago
I wonder why they chose to build it off Gentoo versus Debian?
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ionised 3067 days ago
I was my understanding that Gentoo can be very lightweight, almost barebones compared to Debian. Seems like that night matter for ChromeOS.
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