Sabayon Linux or Sabayon, (originally known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux), is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution created by Fabio Erculiani and the Sabayon development team.
Sabayon Linux differs from Gentoo in that instead of installing the entire system from source code, the initial install is made using packages which are pre-compiled and bundled with the source code. Sabayon Linux currently supports the x86 and x86-64 platforms.
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Sabayon Linux or Sabayon, (originally known as RR4 Linux/RR64 Linux), is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution created by Fabio Erculiani and the Sabayon development team.
Sabayon Linux differs from Gentoo in that instead of installing the entire system from source code, the initial install is made using packages which are pre-compiled and bundled with the source code. Sabayon Linux currently supports the x86 and x86-64 platforms.
Sabayon Linux uses the Entropy system for package management. This system provides binary packages created from the Gentoo unstable tree, compiled using the Portage system, with the result packaged into tarball packages. The Entropy clients then pull these tarballs and action the various post/pre compilation calls of the ebuild to set up package correctly. This means the system is 100% binary compatible with a Gentoo system using the same build configuration. Sabayon uses the same core components as Gentoo, including OpenRC and baselayout2; all of Gentoo's...
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