[buug] Gentoo, Bluecurve and Linux too!
johnd
john at jjdev.com
Fri Oct 18 09:42:50 PDT 2002
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 10:42:47AM -0500, Brian Sobolak wrote:
>
> hi fellow good buug people,
>
> I'm thinking about picking up a new PC soon and think I might switch from
> my normal FreeBSD self to Linux, since Linux on the desktop is looking
> more appealing than it did 18 months ago.
>
> Two Linux questions:
>
> 1. Has anyone taken Gentoo Linux for a spin? I know a lot of people on
> this list are big Debian fans, but Gentoo looks appealing as well.
Yes. What do you want to know about it?
I really appreciate the way it builds everything from source. Before
Gentoo I've always usedlackware. I would typically do a minimal install
then build the rest of the system from source. I never used any kind
of package management tools till Gentoo.
Make sure you understand the bandwidth needs gentoo can demand. If you
do a Stage 1 install, it pretty much down loads everything on the fly.
Having a powerful machine is good, too.
I've installed Gentoo on a x86 box and a G4.
If you have the time (like half a day), Gentoo is good. If you just want
to get a server up and running, you may want to pick a different distro.
-johnd
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