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Compare Gentoo and Linux Mint 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Gentoo
Star Rating
(38)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GentooLinux Mint
Star Rating
(181)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Linux MintGentoo vs Linux Mint
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Linux Mint easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Linux Mint overall.
- Reviewers felt that Linux Mint meets the needs of their business better than Gentoo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Linux Mint is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Linux Mint over Gentoo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gentoo
No pricing availableLinux Mint
No pricing availableFree Trial
Gentoo
No trial information availableLinux Mint
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
34
8.9
144
Ease of Use
6.6
34
9.0
143
Ease of Setup
5.2
27
9.1
61
Ease of Admin
7.4
24
8.7
37
Quality of Support
7.6
29
8.2
136
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
19
8.2
34
Product Direction (% positive)
5.9
31
8.2
139
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
17
Device Management - Operating System
9.0
5
9.0
15
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
7.4
15
Error Detection - Operating System
9.0
5
7.6
15
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Gentoo and Linux Mint are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Gentoo has no unique categories
Linux Mint has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gentoo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Linux Mint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
18.9%
Computer & Network Security
18.9%
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Higher Education
5.4%
Entertainment
5.4%
Other
35.1%
Information Technology and Services
26.4%
Computer Software
21.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Newspapers
4.6%
Consumer Goods
4.6%
Other
37.4%
Discussions
Does Gentoo come with a GUI?
1 Comment
GR
Yes and no, it's your own decision to install an X server and a window manager such as KDE or Gnome or i3 or work without.Read more
Gentoo has no more discussions with answers
Is Linux Mint still supported?
2 Comments
VP
Very well, It supports older hardware as well as newer. Pleasant experience while coding...Read more
how can i make partitions of my hard drive ?
1 Comment
SR
Yes, you can do it. sending you a link please check...Read more
Virtual box
1 Comment
DC
Are you sure that it is Linux Mint defect and you were able to install it correctly? That might not be specific to Linux Mint. It is based on Debian, did you...Read more
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