CMB wrote:
> OK. Now you've got me interested. > > How does the install of Gentoo compare to the install of Debian? In > terms of time and ease of use? The gentoo install is long, very long. I admit that I have not tryed the newer GRP type install but on my laptop 800MHZ 512M mem it took about 4 days to install from stage 1 with kde. As a fairly experianced gentoo user I can do a stage 1 install "in my sleep" :-) (litteraly for the most part there will be much time to sleep). However if your the impatient type you might opt for a Stage 3 install, which does not require you compileing the entire base system from scratch, or the GRP install which can be done entirely from CDs. I warn you however I have been told that you will be much more satisfied with your gentoo desktop system installing from stage 1 but Its not to hard to force gentoo to recompile the entire system with fewer, more, or the same USE flags. I've never installed debian, still cannot get over the fact that the debian stable consists of a 2.2 kernel, and I know they include a 2.4 but doesnt that make 90% of the debian users on unstable which means the stable isn't even being pressed for improvements or fixes just upgrades? Ill stick with gentoo. > > > > > > John Hebert wrote: > >> Gentoo, w/o a doubt. You will end up with a stripped down hotrod >> Linux install and you will know what exactly is under the hood. You >> will appreciate learning about Gentoo's very nifty packaging system, >> which is kinda like the BSD ports tree, but for Linux. >> >> Joey Kelly wrote: >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
