Re: Debian vs Gentoo
Hi Bradley, Hanasaki , and others
Gentoo appears to be like Linux From Scratch,
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
also a compile only distribution. There you start with any
other distribution as a development platform. Then you
recompile everything, replacing in a sequence I believe
(hope?) they specify. I suppose this is the case for Gentoo.
Can anyoe tell me why there might be a preference for Gentoo
over Linux From Scratch?
I was going to ask for someone post a URL, but I realized
that Google works on my browser too;)
http://www.gentoo.org/
I'll find out more there.
David
On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, R. Bradley Tilley wrote:
> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:15:26 -0400
> From: R. Bradley Tilley <rtilley@vt.edu>
> To: Hanasaki JiJi <hanasaki@hanaden.com>
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Debian vs Gentoo
> Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:16:57 -0400
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> I've used both. And here are my impressions:
>
> Debian is far easier to setup. However, Gentoo has good installation
> documentation that is easily followed. I got it installed the first go.
>
> One downside to Gentoo is that you really need a fast Internet connection for
> installation. I did mine thru dial-up modem, and it was painfully slow... but
> it was fun.
>
> Both are easy to upgrade as they have great software management systems.
>
> Gentoo is *the* distro for hobbyist and Linux enthusiast who have *lots* of
> free time and *love* to tinker with things (if you want to compile the
> compiler, then go play with Gentoo).
>
> Debian is much more conservative and stable. It's a professional Linux distro
> that IMO is unmatched when it comes to the server room.
>
> Both have their place.
>
>
> On Thursday 15 August 2002 07:58 pm, Hanasaki JiJi wrote:
> > Any info / comparisons available? This is not flame firewood. It is
> > intellectual curiosity.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
>
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