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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've always wondered what the use case for Gentoo-but-binary is. I'm sure there is one, I just can't think of one.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Adding a binary package host allows Portage to install cryptographically signed, compiled packages. In many cases, adding a binary package host will greatly decrease the mean time to package installation and adds much benefit when running Gentoo on older, slower, or low power systems.

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