On Wednesday 10 May 2006 12:18 am, Gustin Johnson wrote: > Nick Wiltshire wrote: > > On Tuesday 09 May 2006 11:46 pm, Gustin Johnson wrote: > >> Gentoo > >> users suffering from Mandrake expat syndrome. > > > > Thats hilarious, I started out on Mandrake, then tried a few others > > before settling on Gentoo...so you've got me pegged. > > > > Just to boil your blood a little, Gentoo rocks ;) > > Actually I don't care. I get... annoyed... when someone makes > inaccurate claims and then calls me when his system is rendered useless ( >
<flamebait>Last time my system was rendered useless was when I picked that "Windows XP" option from Grub :) I wonder if it's still there, I haven't rebooted for a long time...</flamebait> > > That said, it is a personal choice. I tried Kubuntu and _hated_ it, but I > > know many on this list swear by it. That's the beauty here, choice. > > I am one of these, I like Debian but they were never very KDE friendly, > Kubuntu changed this. You'll like this story then: http://digg.com/linux_unix/KDE_to_Become_Better_Supported_on_the_Ubuntu_Platform That's one thing I don't understand about Gentoo...Gnome by default. But KDE does work very well, so, no complaints. > > > I will say of all the package managers out there, Apt is perhaps the most > > flexible. However I like the way Portage is configured, I find it more > > convenient. I'll give credit where credit is due: most of the good > > distros are Debian spinoffs, including Gentoo. > > Aptitude is better, in case anyone is tracking this thread. It is worth > learning. Well, I sorta meant Apt* :) I had thought Aptitude was just a front end (?) > > > If you want KDE NOW in Gentoo, there are binaries available. Then you can > > compile your own in the background while you work if you choose :) > > I know, but then why would I choose Gentoo :) > Why bother when I can just install FreeBSD... Because Larry The Cow is cool? I don't know :) but I do plan on trying FreeBSD one day soon. I guess the only real answer here is Linux vs. BSD, yet another choice we have. > > > For my share of binary bashing: I hate RPMs. I hate RPM based distros. > > Been in dep hell one too many times! Never found a RPM repo that could > > hold a candle to portage. Not even close. > > I started with RH... 'nuff said. > Poor guy. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
