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On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM, LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> That's debatable; it generally means that the amount of time that |
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>>> passes before they realise that Linux is not Windows is increased. It |
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>>> definitely gets them booted into a desktop environment quicker, but it |
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>>> doesn't really save on the learning curve - something will go awry |
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>>> sooner or later, and the fact that they've had the command-line hidden |
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>>> from them until that first fateful trip to the forums won't feel like |
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>>> such a benefit then. |
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>> Ok, I agree with you but I have just installed since I had to Linux |
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>> experience but everything is working like a charm. I don't know if any |
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>> problem would come. |
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> I mean i have no Linux experience and everything is working like a |
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> charm in Ubuntu and yes you are correct to say that command line is |
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> hidden which is the real gem in linux. I agree with you in this |
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> regard. But I guess (not sure) if Ubuntu would give me the Linux |
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> learning environment? |
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As long as we're talking about *you*, and not about someone you're |
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setting things up for, here's what I'd suggest: |
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1) Keep your existing Ubuntu setup operational, at least for a while. |
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Gentoo isn't something you should dive into unless you have a |
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fallback, at least until you learn enough to be able to fix the things |
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you'll encounter. |
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2) Set up Gentoo as a second machine; it really is a great way to |
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learn how a lot of the moving parts in Linux work. |
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Once you've got Gentoo doing everything you want it to do, and you've |
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burned yourself a couple times, you'll be in a good position to make a |
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decision for yourself. I've actually bounced back and forth between |
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Ubuntu and Gentoo twice in the last three or four years, but I think |
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I'm finally ready to go steady with Gentoo. :) |
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Ubuntu is great for "it just works." Ubuntu isn't so great for "it |
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just keeps working." Neither is Gentoo, for that matter, but, at least |
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with Gentoo, you'll know how to fix it. |
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:wq |
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