Stop using ~arch if you can't read documentation! (rant)

AllenJB · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 1285

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I'm losing count of the number of times I've seen basic questions like "the documentation refers to /etc/modules.autoload.d, but this doesn't exist on my machine". Stop using ~arch if you can't, won't or don't know how to read documentation.

Since there seems to have been a fairly significant rise in this recently, I'm beginning to suspect that projects like Funtoo and regen2 ae to blame. They seem intent on merging all overlays into one big repository with the main tree, blurring the lines between stable, testing and experimental and making it impossible to track down who originally created and maintains a given package.

I also highly suspect that, largely due to lack of sufficient clear documentation on what these projects are doing and why, and who should be using them, a lot of newbies / lowbies are using them without realising what they're getting themselves into.

All of this needs to stop! Now!
</rant>

DawgG · l33t Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 866

FULL ACK!
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kronz · n00b Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 10

disi

jonnevers

d2_racing · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject:

In fact, I saw the other day on the forum a newbie that was installing Gentoo for the first time and Linux and he downloaded a Stage 3 ~amd64 from Funtoo.

So, I agree with you on that.

cwr · Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 1969

Gento makes it quite difficult to find the relevant kernel; a few weeks back I
spent an hour or so looking for a current kernel, and couldn't find one, though
I think that problem has now been resolved. A clearer explanation on the
main website page of what kernels can be found, and where, would help.

Will

pilla · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:12 pm Post subject:

d2_racing · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject:

Also, some new person here think that they can install Gentoo without reading the documentation... That thing is not Ubuntu or Debian

cwr · Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 1969

pilla · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject:

cwr · Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 1969

dreadlorde · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject:

kronz · n00b Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 10

WTF??? Is all I got to say about this.

d2_racing · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Gentoo use portage, so if you want to use emerge, then use Gentoo

pilla · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject:

d2_racing · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject:

Maybe the Gentoo-sources is faster then a Debian kernel.

djdunn · l33t Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 810

gentoo sources are a lot leaner than 90+% most distros
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tgR10 · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:43 am Post subject: