1 |
>> Why not? Gentoo is aimed at more experienced users, Linux novices are |
2 |
>> already amply catered for by other distros. I would never recommend |
3 |
>> Gentoo to a new Linux user, in the same way that I wouldn't recommend |
4 |
>> a Ferrari to a learner driver. |
5 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
I don't necessarily agree. I've recommended Gentoo to a few first time (or |
9 |
relatively new) Linux users. The key is whether somebody is willing to |
10 |
spend the time, read, and understand what's going on under the hood. For |
11 |
people who are looking for something to "just work", I wouldn't recommend it |
12 |
as Gentoo could turn them off from Linux altogether. However, for people |
13 |
who like to get their hands dirty, and who don't mind reading, and don't |
14 |
mind doing things by hand, I think it's a great learning experience. |
15 |
|
16 |
If you install Ubuntu, you're probably not going to know what xdm/gdm is. |
17 |
You're definitely not going to know how to compile your own kernel. And |
18 |
grub is probably just going to be that screen that shows up for 5 seconds as |
19 |
the computer starts up. Now, when something goes wrong, you're not going to |
20 |
know where to start. After doing a Gentoo install, IMO you get a much |
21 |
better feeling of the inner components. |
22 |
|
23 |
But, again, I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I do think there are |
24 |
some first time Linux users who it would be right for. |