Gentoo's ports tree is what originally attracted me as well to version 1.0 over a year ago. I am also an OpenBSD enthusiast. Initially there was a bit of a learning curve (emerge, portage), but as I learned it, I became intrigued with the amount of flexibility and control that Gentoo offered. I really liked the minimal install and the kernel compilation tweaks. Gentoo was the fastest distro I've ever run on my laptop, and I've run a few.
Read through the Portage docs. That represents the biggest difference between Gentoo and other distros. The Gentoo project seems to be run well and the Gentoo community is actively supporting the distro. It has grown a lot since the 1.0 version. The only downside I could see to Gentoo is the length of time required for the initial install, but that is the nature of the beast. Just be prepared to let it download and compile for hours. I learned after a couple of installs to let it run overnight while I slept. John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Joey Kelly To: [email protected] Sent: 7/30/03 4:56 PM Subject: [brlug-general] Gentoo? Hey y'all, I'm considering doing a fresh Linux install (my current system is SuSE 7.2, which was installed almost 2 years ago, and upgraded 1 year ago to SuSE 7.3 ). Who has run Gentoo, and what are your thoughts about it? Mostly I want to hear from those who have been running Linux for a couple of years or more... the opinion of a newbie ("I just dual-booted my Windoze XP box last week, and Gentoo is great!") doesn't really interest me --- no offense, mind you --- I simply want a seasoned evaluation:-) To give you an idea of where I'm coming from, I also use NetBSD, and always compile apps instead of "pkg_add ftp://path/to/binary";. Since Gentoo's portage is taken from BSD ports, I'm interested in whether Gentoo will give me any justice. Thanks. -- Joey Kelly < Minister of the Gospel | Computer Networking Consultant > http://joeykelly.net "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." "Oh bother" said Pooh, as he removed the last of the control rods. _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
