Re: [gentoo-user] Re: installation problems

[Dale]

Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 9:23 AM Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>> I always use SystemRescueCD to install a new Gentoo system. Never a single
>> problem with it, other than having to set up my own working conditions every
>> time.
>>
> Personally I tend to use Ubuntu - mainly because it just gives you a
> nice desktop experience and just works.  I can easily fire up a full
> browser, open all the xterms I want, and so on.  I really don't care
> about its pros/cons long-term because it is just a livecd - the
> installed OS ends up the same no matter what distro you use to boot
> off of.  It all runs in a chroot so the only OS component that really
> impacts the install is the kernel.
>
> But there are lots of choices.  I don't really have a problem with
> Gentoo having its own minimal iso, but I do encourage people to use
> something more functional, simply because there are already a ton of
> good livecds out there, and Gentoo doesn't really need to invent its
> own.  Since you only use the livecd image for an hour in the lifetime
> of the entire system, it has pretty minimal impact on the overall
> experience, even if it is the first thing you see.  So, why not take
> advantage of the polish other distros have put into theirs?
>


I think I used Knoppix once and it worked fine.  As you say tho, about
anything Linux will work.  Just another option, in case someone reading
this needs it. 

Dale

:-)  :-)