On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 06:04:33PM +0200, Gerion Entrup wrote: > My summary then is: > > gentoo-sources: vanilla source tree + gentoo-patches (no automatic compiling > etc.). > > gentoo-kernel: take gentoo-sources as source, the kernel .config file from > Arch Linux and then compile and install it automatically with portage. > > gentoo-kernel-bin: The precompiled version of gentoo-kernel (except of the > initramfs that has to be generated on a per PC basis).
Yeah, although I'm not sure "compile" is the right word for initramfs. Perhaps "configure" would sound better ? Anyway, yes, that's a reasonable summary. I don't know if the .config file in gentoo-kernel is _identical_ to that of Arch, but it's certainly engineered to fit a wide range of use-cases, much like most Linux distros (think Ubuntu's built in support for almost every piece of hardware imaginable, hence the latest L.T.S.\ release weighing in at two gigabytes). In general, I would always go for the vanilla gentoo-sources. Basic kernel configuration is explained excellently throughout the Installation Handbook, and unless you have a _very_ old/slow C.P.U., compilation time should not be an issue, unless you need to re-configure your kernel options on a daily basis. -- Ashley Dixon suugaku.co.uk 2A9A 4117 DA96 D18A 8A7B B0D2 A30E BF25 F290 A8AA
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