Gentoo for work

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rzdndr · Post by **rzdndr** » Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:42 am

NeglectedRudderPug wrote:I use Gentoo for work and personal purposes myself. I started using Gentoo late last year as my daily driver - I didn't test or anything I just jumped right in and replaced my OpenSUSE with it. I do a lot of development and server admin work in general and I've been using Linux itself for around 20 years at this point, so I admit I am quite well versed in Linux. (But, getting old )

Installation and setup overall was easy and maintenance is a breeze. As of yet, it hasn't broken itself in a way that couldn't be quickly fixed, either. Important changes are provided as 'news' items directly on your system so, if breaking changes are in bound you're aware of them before you begin... unlike Arch, which seems to be intent to commit suicide during updates if you don't regularly check their website, as I found out the hard way.

You can also run multiple versions of python in 'slots', I do so myself and it works well.

In all honesty, I've come to really love Gentoo and the way it works, it finally feels like a distribution that 'fits' me.

So, if you want to go ahead and use it for work purposes, go ahead and give it a try.

Thank you for your response.

I started using Windows way back, then switched to BSD's (NetBSD, then FreeBSD). When first switching to Linux, wanted to go with Gentoo. But was not sure.

I am using Linux as my daily driver and for work. So would like to have stable system. Currently I am using my old distro for work (for now, will move that too in the comming weeks), and have moved all my personal stuff to Gentoo.

Regards

logrusx · Post by **logrusx** » Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:28 pm

rzdndr wrote:Currently I am using my old distro for work (for now, will move that too in the comming weeks), and have moved all my personal stuff to Gentoo. :)

Keep your old distro until you feel confident Gentoo is the right choice. There are specifics of running a rolling distribution.

Best Regards,
Georgi

rzdndr · Post by **rzdndr** » Mon Aug 05, 2024 4:03 am

logrusx wrote:
rzdndr wrote:Currently I am using my old distro for work (for now, will move that too in the comming weeks), and have moved all my personal stuff to Gentoo.
Keep your old distro until you feel confident Gentoo is the right choice. There are specifics of running a rolling distribution.

Best Regards,
Georgi

My old distro is a rolling release distro.

Regards

BurningMemory · Post by **BurningMemory** » Mon Aug 05, 2024 6:49 am

You can make gentoo anything you want, just test it out and see if you like it.
Though, as others have already pointed out, keep your old installation
just in case. Unless you're on full ~amd64 branch or use unsupported software,
gentoo is very much stable.

rzdndr · Post by **rzdndr** » Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:28 am

BurningMemory wrote:You can make gentoo anything you want, just test it out and see if you like it.
Though, as others have already pointed out, keep your old installation
just in case. Unless you're on full ~amd64 branch or use unsupported software,
gentoo is very much stable.

I have already moved my personal work to gentoo, and using it daily. The work I am doing is still on my old distro. Which will eventually be moved to gentoo.

Regards