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CalamaroOS: Gentoo "Out-of-the-Box"
CalamaroOS is a 64-bit Linux distribution based on Gentoo, designed to provide the power of a rolling release without the complexity of a manual "from-scratch" setup. Unlike traditional Gentoo, it is ready in minutes thanks to the Calamares graphical installer.
Key Features:
Modern Core: Based on stage3 desktop-systemd and plasma-desktop-systemd profile, featuring a clean KDE Plasma environment.
Rapid Deployment: Skip long compile times with a make.conf pre-configured for binary packages and the use of gentoo-kernel-bin.
"Tabula Rasa" Philosophy: No bloatware included. We provide a solid, optimized foundation; you decide what to install next by following the Gentoo Handbook.
Universal ISO: A single image ready for any 64-bit hardware.
Once installed, you have a pure Gentoo system in your hands, ready to be shaped according to your needs. The power of Gentoo, the speed of a binary distro.
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Features
- Soon a new updated ISO with improvements and the addition of flatpak and kde-plasma/discover
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User Reviews
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This is very nice. FINALLY a Gentoo distro that will get you up and running, quickly and easily. At that point you are able to learn gentoo without going nuts. You still use Gentoo for its purpose , you learn it and its because of a easy to get going distro like CalamaroOS. Instead of installing Gentoo getting frustrated and giving up. This is so simple, this is as easy as installing Debian, Opensuse, Bazzite etc ... It is stable even though its rolling. I was easily able to install steam, brave, clam,qbittorrent, mame, and others. This may be the Gentoo distro you have been waiting for. And none of that annoying "Su-" command to sudo ... Give this a try. I think this one is going to be talked about alot in 2026. This truly is the first Gentoo distribution that anyone can get going on. Really Really Easy and Really good.. Do not fear The Gentoo :)
