Re: Debian vs Gentoo
> Can anyoe tell me why there might be a preference for Gentoo
> over Linux From Scratch?
I think it depends on what you ultimately are after - I'm going through the LFS
process now and it is a really good -learning- experience. LFS, however, does
not include a sophisticated package management system - Gentoo has Portage which
apparently has many similarities to the ports system employed in FreeBSD.
This is not to say that LFS is "for learning only" ... it's just a different
approach. My ultimate goal is to become a more informed user, become more
comfortable with what's going on under the hood. I love my Debian, but sometimes
I want to know what is happening in back of the magical apt-get ...
I've wanted to try Gentoo for some time, but in my case it would be mostly "for
fun."
Sorry, I'm rambling. The humidity here in NYC is Venusian.
Glenn
>
> 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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