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Gentoo rolling release linux distro aimed at modularity, customization, and compiling source code with portage package management. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Linux

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gentoo: prefix project (wiki.gentoo.org)
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Prefix is a way of installing a Gentoo system in a non-standard location, designated by a 'prefix', on a preexisting system.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Prefix

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[–] mumblerfish 1 points 2 months ago

This looks interesting. But I'm not sure I understand the full implications of it. Using this on macos, should I see it as a replacement of homebrew, sort of? Or does if do much more? Can I install and run something like i3 on macos using this?