High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! VidaLinux is an operating system based on Gentoo Linux. Because Gentoo is notorious for its arduous installation process, VidaLinux uses the Red Hat Anaconda installer to make it easier for end users to install it. Its default desktop environment is GNOME. The purpose of VLOS (VidaLinux Desktop OS) is to make the Linux operating system more accessible to home and office users. Its goal is to combine the power of ebuilds and portage and compiling all software from source (aside from a select few larger ones, which are available in binary) into an easy-to-use package. VidaLinux tries to provide most appropriate tools for home and office use, including: