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Dale writes: |
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> No flames from me. I agree. I wouldn't recommend Gentoo to someone who |
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> has no, or even very little, Linux experience. Looking back, I was one |
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> heck of a noob when I installed Gentoo. It had to be fools luck that I |
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> got it done. Then again, the docs were, and still are, really good. |
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> You can dang near copy and paste the commands. |
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I know some people who had very few experience with Linux. But they |
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succeeded in installing Gentoo. And they learnt a lot by doing so. If |
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you installed Gentoo, you know Linux. |
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That's what I like about Gentoo. You know what you are doing, and many |
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integral parts are easier to understand than with another distro, where |
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things are hidden by GUI config tools. |
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But if you just want to have a Linux to play around with, go with a |
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binary distro. You can install Gentoo later if you like, even while |
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using the Linux you already have. If you have some space onthe disk to |
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add other partitions. Did I mention yet that LVM is nice for this? |
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