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petemcr
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Hi all
pretty new on here just so you know, but i've been playing around with the idea of putting Gentoo on my system. I did have it running quite some time ago and was impressed with it, but i've got Ubuntu on at the moment. Problem is, Ubuntu's got a bit boring now and I want something more to do, but @ the same time I get the feeling I might be biting off more than I can chew.
anyone got any words of wisdom to help me decide, i'm pretty new to Linux as well so keep that in mind.
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If your bored do a Linux from scratch, then you'll realize just how Gentoo makes compiling from source a breeze B-)
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| Reading the opening page if I did go this route, i'd probably have a better understanding of Linux then? |
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| petemcr wrote: | | Reading the opening page if I did go this route, i'd probably have a better understanding of Linux then? |
Well, you'd have a better understanding of how a system is built and a greater appreciation for the way Portage abstracts the process for users. But, like anything else, you get out of it what you put into it.
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| petemcr wrote: | | Reading the opening page if I did go this route, i'd probably have a better understanding of Linux then? |
Give gentoo a spin... 'A distro a day keeps bill gates away'
The only thing that you can lose are your linux incopetence and ignorance 
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thanks to both of you
I'm going to give LFS a go, just been reading the guide and i'm sold. I have a spair system so i'm going to use it for LFS then once i've done it put Gentoo on mine, thanks again for the advice |
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| petemcr wrote: | thanks to both of you
I'm going to give LFS a go, just been reading the guide and i'm sold. I have a spair system so i'm going to use it for LFS then once i've done it put Gentoo on mine, thanks again for the advice |
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petemcr
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| Gentoo's a lot easier than LFS lol |
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In fact, since it has a package manager 
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| lololol, i'd never used Linux without one before now |
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| saying that though, do you not have to compile your own kernel anymore? or have I just skipped something because last time I put Gentoo on that was a part of it? |
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| petemcr wrote: | | saying that though, do you not have to compile your own kernel anymore? or have I just skipped something because last time I put Gentoo on that was a part of it? |
Yes, you still compile your own kernel, but there is genkernel for those who just want to configure about everything and the kitchen sink into it. I've done LFS a couple of times, once just for the experience, the other when I got disappointed with something I can't even remember in portage. Both times made me realize how challenging it is to keep all the various sources that make up an OS play nice together.
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Yes, you do. You'll get there. It is near the end of the install process.
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And it's the best part
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My experience with LFS was okay, but I didn't think that it really helped me understand anything more than I did with Gentoo. It did, however, really make me appreciate Portage even more than I did (although attempting to use other package managers with different distros boosted my appreciation as well).
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In fact, Portage handle the hard stuff and take care of the deps for us
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