Gentoo Linux 20121221 發布，面向開發人員Linux發行

Gentoo Linux是一套通用的、快捷的、完全免費的Linux發行，它面向開發人員和網絡職業人員。與其他發行不同的是，Gentoo Linux擁有一套先進的包管理系統叫作Portage。在BSD ports的傳統中，Portage是一套真正的自動導入系統，然而Gentoo里的Portage是用Python編寫的，并具它有很多先進的特性，包括文件依賴、精細的包管理、OpenBSD風格的虛擬安裝，安全卸載，系統框架文件、虛擬軟件包、配置文件管理等等。

Robin Johnson has announced the release of Gentoo Linux 20121221, an up-to-date live DVD showcasing the current cutting-edge state of the popular source-based distribution:
" Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the availability of a new live DVD to celebrate the continued collaboration between Gentoo users and developers, ready to rock the end of the world (or at least southern solstice). The live DVD features a superb list of packages: Linux kernel 3.6.8, X.Org Server 1.12.4, KDE 4.9.4, GNOME 3.4.2, Xfce 4.10, Fluxbox 1.3.2, Firefox 17.0.1, LibreOffice 3.6.4, GIMP 2.8.2, Blender 2.64a, Amarok 2.6.0, MPlayer 2.2.0, Chromium 24.0.1312.35 and much more. There is no new FAQ or artwork the 20121221 release, but you can still get the 12.0 artwork plus DVD cases and covers for the 12.0 release. Special features: ZFSOnLinux; writable file systems using Aufs so you can emerge new packages."
The release announcement. Download: livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-20121221.iso (3,913MB, SHA256), livedvd-amd64-multilib-20121221.iso (4,004MB, SHA256).