Storm Gentoo is a custom spin by Ben Fitzpatrick, based on Calculate Linux, which in turn is based on Gentoo.

As in my previous review of Storm OS, this is a nicely configured XFCE desktop that comes fully loaded with a plentiful set of applications. What sets this apart though, is its Calculate/Gentoo base.

Calculate Linux has been around for quite a while now and it describes itself as a user-friendly source distro. It uses the cl-update command as a front end to the portage tree, which does a lot of the heavy lifting normally associated with a vanilla Gentoo install. And in that sense it delivers. Installation is quick and easy and updated are managed through a graphical application.

However, there is still a time penalty compared to the likes of Arch and if I'm honest I struggled to see a use case for this distro, other than for those who like to tinker.

If that's you, go ahead.

Ben's iso can be downloaded from here: shorturl.at/imHOV

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