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== Join the User Community ==
== Featured Video ==


Funtoo Linux is focused on the needs of our users. Here's how to get involved:
In this video, Jonathan Vasquez ([[User:Fearedbliss|fearedbliss]]) walks you through the process of installing Funtoo Linux with ZFS. See the [[ZFS Install Guide]] for detailed instructions.
;wiki: Help us maintain content on this wiki. Add yourself to the Funtoo [[Usermap]].
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;bugs: Our [http://bugs.funtoo.org bug tracker] is used to track all ongoing development work in Funtoo Linux. If you find a bug in Funtoo Linux, report it here. Also used for enhancement requests.
;IRC: Join us in the <tt>#funtoo</tt> IRC channel on <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.
;mailing list: The [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/funtoo-dev funtoo-dev mailing list] is used for development discussion.
;forums: [http://forums.funtoo.org Funtoo Forums] are available for forum-style Funtoo discussion.
;blogs: [http://larrythecow.org LarryTheCow.org] is a blog aggregation service for Gentoo ecosystem developers and users.
;rss/atom: [[Funtoo RSS and Atom Feeds]] displays the latest posts on the Forums and Planet Larry.
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= Welcome to the Funtoo Wiki! =
== What is Funtoo Linux? ==  


[[Funtoo Linux]] is a Linux-based operating system created by [[user:Drobbins|Daniel Robbins]], the creator and former Chief Architect of Gentoo Linux. Funtoo Linux is a Free software, or "Open Source" operating system. All distribution source code is freely available, and it can be used and distributed free of charge.
[[Funtoo Linux]] is a Linux-based operating system created by [[user:Drobbins|Daniel Robbins]], the creator and former Chief Architect of Gentoo Linux. Funtoo Linux is a Free software, or "Open Source" operating system. All distribution source code is freely available, and it can be used and distributed free of charge.


Who develops and improves Funtoo Linux? '''You do.''' We are a completely open meta-distribution that is run by our users and a small group of support staff. Our development centers around the needs of our users. Any user can contribute code and help improve Funtoo Linux functionality on our [http://bugs.funtoo.org bug tracker].  
Who develops and improves Funtoo Linux? '''You do.''' We are a completely open meta-distribution that is run by our users and a small group of support staff. Our development centers around the needs of our users. Any user can contribute code and help improve Funtoo Linux functionality on our [http://bugs.funtoo.org bug tracker].  
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== Featured Video ==
== What's New? ==
 
In this video, Jonathan Vasquez ([[User:Fearedbliss|fearedbliss]]) walks you through the process of installing Funtoo Linux with ZFS. See the [[ZFS Install Guide]] for detailed instructions.
 
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== Meta-Distribution, Optimized ==
 
Funtoo Linux is also a ''meta''-distribution, which means that it is built automatically from source code and is customized with the functionality that ''you'' want it to have, and ''without'' the unnecessary features and "bloat" that you want to avoid.


In addition, a Funtoo Linux system is [[Download|optimized for your CPU]], and we offer optimized versions for ''Intel Core i7'', ''Intel Atom'', ''AMD Opteron'', and other processors and architectures.  
{{Note}} Feb 19, 2014: '''[http://kernel-seeds.org Kernel Seeds] is now online on Funtoo infrastructure.''' Please take a look at the site, and if you see anything out of the ordinary, please [http://bugs.funtoo.org file a bug]. Thanks ;)


These combination of factors work together to create an extremely high-performance and flexible computing platform -- a platform where ''you'' are in control, and your system performs optimally. We believe that Funtoo Linux is the most ideal expression of how operating system technology "should" work, and we continually strive to make it better.
{{Note}} Feb 18, 2014: '''Pappy McFae''' is in the process of transferring '''kernel-seeds.org''' over to Daniel Robbins of Funtoo Linux. Funtoo will be hosting and maintaining Kernel Seeds so that users can continue to benefit from this valuable resource.


== The Gentoo Ecosystem ==
{{Note}} Feb 18, 2014: [[Help:Funtoo Editing Guidelines|Funtoo Page Editing Guidelines]] are now available to aspiring wiki editors. This page describes how properly format Funtoo wiki pages.


We are committed to maintaining high-levels of compatibility and collaboration with the Gentoo Linux project, and challenge ourselves to innovate while providing new approaches that can be easily leveraged by the Gentoo Community. We appreciate the support we receive from members of the Gentoo Community and strive to contribute back to the larger [[Gentoo Ecosystem]].
{{Note}} Feb 12, 2014: '''Clean GNOME 3.6 merges''' from funtoo-gnome-overlay hit Portage tree, '''GNOME 3.10''' on horizon -- [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/funtoo-dev/4JLeMOn-xMk/SifhK2GsiBgJ Learn more here]...
 
== Ultimate Flexibility for Developers ==
 
Does your Linux distribution allow multiple versions of <tt>php</tt>, <tt>[[python]]</tt> or <tt>ruby</tt> installed happily alongside each other? Funtoo Linux does. Are you tired of hand-building key packages from source to configure them exactly the way you want? Funtoo Linux allows you to tweak the build-time features of packages using handy things called USE variables. Other distributions are forced to either leave stuff out that you want, or include stuff you don't want.
 
== Virtualization ==
 
We support the [[OpenVZ]] project and build up-to-date Funtoo Linux OpenVZ containers that you can [[Download|download]]. Also see [[VagrantUp]] for a nice way to deploy VirtualBox-based Funtoo Linux systems. [[Metro]], our automated distro build tool, is capable of building OpenVZ, Linux VServer and [[Linux Containers]] (LXC) images. Funtoo Linux also makes an excellent virtualization host system for [[Xen]].
 
== Features ==
 
[[Funtoo Linux]] features native [[wikipedia:UTF-8|UTF-8]] support enabled by default, a [[wikipedia:Git (software)|git]]-based, [[Portage Tree|distributed Portage Tree]] and funtoo overlay, an enhanced [[Portage]] with more compact mini-manifest tree, automated imports of new [http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo] changes every 12 hours, [[GUID Booting Guide|GPT/GUID boot support]] and [[Boot-Update|streamlined boot configuration]], [[Funtoo Linux Networking|enhanced network configuration]], up-to-date [http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/funtoo-stable/ stable] and [http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/funtoo-current/ current] Funtoo [[Stage Tarball|stages]], all built using Funtoo's [[Metro]] build tool. We also offer Ubuntu Server, Debian, RHEL and Fedora-based [[Funtoo Linux Kernels|kernels]].
 
Funtoo is currently supported on the following processor families :
* PC-compatible, both 32 and 64-bit (''x86-32bit'', ''x86-64bit'')


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
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* Visit [[:Category:Projects|Funtoo Linux Projects]] and also look at the stuff online for [[Metro]].
* Visit [[:Category:Projects|Funtoo Linux Projects]] and also look at the stuff online for [[Metro]].
* Learn [[:Category:Linux Core Concepts| Core Linux concepts]] from articles originally written by Daniel Robbins.
* Learn [[:Category:Linux Core Concepts| Core Linux concepts]] from articles originally written by Daniel Robbins.
* [[Funtoo Linux Installation|Install Funtoo Linux]]
* '''[[Funtoo Linux Installation|Install Funtoo Linux]]'''
 
== How to Get Involved ==


* '''wiki''': Help us maintain content on this wiki. Add yourself to the Funtoo [[Usermap]]. Read [[Page guidelines]] and make your first page!
* '''bugs''': Our [http://bugs.funtoo.org bug tracker] is used to track all ongoing development work in Funtoo Linux. If you find a bug in Funtoo Linux, report it here. Also used for enhancement requests.
* '''IRC''': Join us in the <tt>#funtoo</tt> IRC channel on <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.
* '''mailing list''': The [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/funtoo-dev funtoo-dev mailing list] is used for development discussion.
* '''forums''': [http://forums.funtoo.org Funtoo Forums] are available for forum-style Funtoo discussion.
* '''blogs''': [http://larrythecow.org LarryTheCow.org] is a blog aggregation service for Gentoo ecosystem developers and users.
* '''rss/atom''': [[Funtoo RSS and Atom Feeds]] displays the latest posts on the Forums and Planet Larry.


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See our full-size Usermap and find out how to become part of the Funtoo Universe!

Featured Video

In this video, Jonathan Vasquez (fearedbliss) walks you through the process of installing Funtoo Linux with ZFS. See the ZFS Install Guide for detailed instructions.

What is Funtoo Linux?

Funtoo Linux is a Linux-based operating system created by Daniel Robbins, the creator and former Chief Architect of Gentoo Linux. Funtoo Linux is a Free software, or "Open Source" operating system. All distribution source code is freely available, and it can be used and distributed free of charge.

Who develops and improves Funtoo Linux? You do. We are a completely open meta-distribution that is run by our users and a small group of support staff. Our development centers around the needs of our users. Any user can contribute code and help improve Funtoo Linux functionality on our bug tracker.

What's New?

   Note

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Feb 19, 2014: Kernel Seeds is now online on Funtoo infrastructure. Please take a look at the site, and if you see anything out of the ordinary, please file a bug. Thanks ;)
   Note

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Feb 18, 2014: Pappy McFae is in the process of transferring kernel-seeds.org over to Daniel Robbins of Funtoo Linux. Funtoo will be hosting and maintaining Kernel Seeds so that users can continue to benefit from this valuable resource.
   Note

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Feb 18, 2014: Funtoo Page Editing Guidelines are now available to aspiring wiki editors. This page describes how properly format Funtoo wiki pages.
   Note

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Feb 12, 2014: Clean GNOME 3.6 merges from funtoo-gnome-overlay hit Portage tree, GNOME 3.10 on horizon -- Learn more here...

Resources

How to Get Involved

  • wiki: Help us maintain content on this wiki. Add yourself to the Funtoo Usermap. Read Page guidelines and make your first page!
  • bugs: Our bug tracker is used to track all ongoing development work in Funtoo Linux. If you find a bug in Funtoo Linux, report it here. Also used for enhancement requests.
  • IRC: Join us in the #funtoo IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
  • mailing list: The funtoo-dev mailing list is used for development discussion.
  • forums: Funtoo Forums are available for forum-style Funtoo discussion.
  • blogs: LarryTheCow.org is a blog aggregation service for Gentoo ecosystem developers and users.
  • rss/atom: Funtoo RSS and Atom Feeds displays the latest posts on the Forums and Planet Larry.
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