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  • The question you ask in the title is a more general one that you ask in the title.

    Yes, Gentoo is a good choice.

    No, it is not worth compiling every package. This should not be the main reason you choose Gentoo.

    Admittedly, I started with Gentoo for the same reason (per-package compilation), hoping for performance gains. However, I stayed because of the excellent documentation, the great user community; the rolling versions; the customizability and control I have over my system, the choices I need to make when installing, and keep making as the install is continuously set up over the years.

    I’ve tried quite a few distros over the (+20) years of Linux-use. I keep choosing Gentoo.