Gentoo was my first Linux distro and I had a few years of computer experience to try to understand what was going on with every installation step. The kernel configuration took the longest to comprehend but I got it down and now I know what to compile into the kernel and apply some patches to increase performance.
For those who are lazy and are not willing to read and learn a few things about a new OS, they might as well not bother with Linux and stay with Windows. Using a i686 stage 3 install and having genkernel automatically configure and compile your kernel for you, you can have OS installed and a CS server up and running within an hour (assuming you have the CS files locally from another machine). There are more graphically-enhanced and user-friendly out-of-the-box Linux distros out there but installation is as easy as following directions. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
