What is the one thing you love most about Gentoo?

ElSean · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 63

Portage & the community. Gentoo has much better docs and user help than other distros.

omp · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:50 am Post subject:

portage

ecatmur · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

The best thing is that when I fix a bug, add a feature or otherwise modify a package I know that's the only thing that's changing - things won't start breaking because I had the effrontery to actually build a package myself.
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die_vms_die · Apprentice Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 189 Location: MS

USE flags. Can build KDE only system or Gnome only system, or bare minium fluxbox type system.

griblik · n00b Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 36

I love the fact that the install ends at a command prompt, and the guide ends with pointers to other things - maybe you want X, maybe samba, you might like Gnome or KDE etc. My Gentoo install is just that; MY gentoo install (and probably completely different to yours). Everything on it is something I've chosen to put there.

You've got to love the freedom of choice

The forums/community come in pretty high as well. You guys rock...

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Aonoa · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 589

Portage, portage.. Portage!
General configurability and it´s structure is very organized. I´ll probably never switch to another distribution as everything I want from one is in Gentoo. I like building things from source and customizing my system. As a bit of a techie I like playing with my systems.

michelle778 · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 73

I definitly love portage and the good docs, forums and wikis!
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Zepp · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:55 pm Post subject:

Portage is probably the biggest reason I like Gentoo.

yokem55 · Guru Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 360 Location: Oregon

I like the flexibility of portage. It makes it VERY easy to add in custom packages that are fully managable through the system package manager.

Aynjell · Veteran Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1117

It always works. If it doesn't work by default, there are no bullshitty magical auto-setup tools to hack around. I fix whatever is broken and move on. So far, gentoo is the only distro to install and activate all hardware on every PC I've ever used (besides the little keys on some keyboards, and certain software modems). In short, I had an HP laptop, it wouldn't work with ANY modern distro but gentoo...

So, guess how I came to be a gentoo user.

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lynxnyl · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject:

kde split ebuilds. Portage is growingly disappointing for me.

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Aynjell · Veteran Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1117

The community, and the fact taht if it doesn't work, I can make it work. It's what made me start using gentoo, and it's why I keep doing it.
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anyNiXwilldo · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 176 Location: US

1. Customized optimizations for perfect ricing
2. Split KDE ebuilds allowing installation of only the apps I use.
3. Excellent documentation
4. Ease of system tweaks like Jackass!
5. Portage overlay for things like the pertty ebuilds.
6. USE flags
7. Ease of updates
8. Forums providing answers to almost any question one might ever have.
9. Curtis, whom I worship from afar, in a MOST homosexual way!
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gerard27 · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject:

There is hardly any need to add anything to the foregoing comments.
Absolutely the greatest Linux available.

Aynjell · Veteran Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1117

Well on top of how accessible it always has been for me, the package management system is the only one I can make sense of anymore. The others always seem to bug me... dunno. I'd need to get used to other distros and that's something I don't have time for.

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omp · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:07 am Post subject:

Portage! (other package managers don't let me watch gcc output) :]
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QuietStorm · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Texas

What I love most:
I have learned more about Linux from using (and installing) Gentoo then anywhere else.
Besides the fact that the Gentoo forums ROX!

EDIT : Oh ya I forgot Portage !

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Frodg · l33t Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 761

As our PC runs Gentoo.... I get to keep it after the divorce.... as only I can fix it

Very nice.
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Varean · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:18 am Post subject:

Portage
Community(U devs rock!)
No dependencies
Easy to upgrade
Up-to-date packages
Easy to set up and try different WM/DE's
And just becuase everyone else is doing it...curtis.
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