Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] can one tell me: gentoo vs opensuse
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:33:58
Message-Id: A31F01AC-289C-46CA-A410-96B9BE2F1573@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] can one tell me: gentoo vs opensuse by LinuxIsOne
1 On 2 December 2011, at 17:48, LinuxIsOne wrote:
2 > ...
3 > Why I asked to just know if Gentoo is better or openSUSE is better for
4 > a novice who want to learn Linux, just coming directly from
5 > Windows...that's why...However, I have liked the Ubuntu (since it is
6 > easy and nice) but don't know about all Linux in general....is Gentoo
7 > is also using the same Linux which Ubuntu is using?
8
9 IMO you need to try it for yourself. If you have an old PC or a spare hard-drive then it doesn't cost you anything to install a distro and try it for a few days.
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11 IMO the most important thing about a distro is not it's technical pros and cons, but simply how it suits you - how you get along with it.
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13 Having said that, you mention Ubuntu in your comment above. If you haven't used Ubuntu yet, then I suggest it for a few months first. If you have, can you tell us why you're thinking of changing?
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15 Stroller.