Best way I ever found to learn how things really work under the hood is
> to build a Linux From Scratch and pay close attention to every single step.
>
> Not that you'd ever actually *use* that system - there's no sane package
> management for a start - but after building an LFS, the content of
> ebuilds in @system starts to make a lot more sense; you can see why some
> of the decisions in the profiles were made; and make.conf now appears in
> a whole new light.
>
> Then take the valuable lessons from LFS and apply them appropriately to
> using Gentoo. These things are tools and the best workmen are always
> very familiar with their tools as a co-ordinated whole (as opposed to a
> bunch of mish-mash stuff cluttering up a toolbox)
>
>
Thanks. I will definitely do that.

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