Sum / difference of two Gumbel

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I would like your help to derive the distribution of the sum/difference of two random variables which are distributed as Gumbel.

Consider $X$ having Gumbel distribution with "long tail on the right" as defined here, location $\gamma$ (Euler constant), and scale $\beta_x>0$.

Consider $Y$ having Gumbel distribution with "long tail on the right" as defined here, location $\gamma$ (Euler constant), and scale $\beta_y>0$.

(1) What is the distribution of $X-Y$?

According to Wikipedia, if $\beta_x=\beta_y=\beta$, then $X-Y$ is Logistic with location $\gamma-\gamma=0$ and scale $\beta$.

Can we say something when $\beta_x\neq \beta_y$?

(2) What is the distribution of $X+Y$? My thoughts:

(2.1) $X+Y=X-(-Y)$

(2.2) $-Y$ is Gumbel with location $\gamma$ and scale $-\beta_y$

(2.3) Hence ?