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LordMorpheus

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I'm using Gentoo Linux.

One reason:

Back when I was on Redhat, to install any d@mn thing, I had to hunt down eight million packages from every corner of the f88king world wide web, and then to install each of those packags I had to hunt down 8 million more! And then one or two packages wouldn't work with my version of Redhat. So I gave up and back to XP.

Then I found Gentoo. You see, If I want to install, say, Mozilla-Firebird, I open the terminal, type "emerge mozilla-firebird." That is all I have to do. The computer contacts Gentoo's database, downloads the appropriate files, incluiding any dependencies, and installs them. Same with DVD Ripiing or playing software.

Need a movie player? open terminal type "emerge playername" and you are done.

It is so beutiful it makes me cry sometimes.

hehe, you can even use it to get the GUI's. When Gentoo was fresh on my system without a gui, all that was needed is 'emerge KDE' and then wait for a long time. And now I have KDE! Yah!! What fun! woo!

As far as I'm concerned, the emerge feature makes Gentoo by far the best distro of Linux available. The ease of use makes it the most likely to hit mainstream, also. I mean, the pita of installing anything with the dependencies is what made me nuke redhat in the first place. Gentoo fixes all that.
 
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TommyVercetti

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Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
I'm using Gentoo Linux.

One reason:

Back when I was on Redhat, to install any d@mn thing, I had to hunt down eight million packages from every corner of the f88king world wide web, and then to install each of those packags I had to hunt down 8 million more! And then one or two packages wouldn't work with my version of Redhat. So I gave up and back to XP.

Then I found Gentoo. You see, If I want to install, say, Mozilla-Firebird, I open the terminal, type "emerge mozilla-firebird." That is all I have to do. The computer contacts Gentoo's database, downloads the appropriate files, incluiding any dependencies, and installs them. Same with DVD Ripiing or playing software.

Need a movie player? open terminal type "emerge playername" and you are done.

It is so beutiful it makes me cry sometimes.

hehe, you can even use it to get the GUI's. When Gentoo was fresh on my system without a gui, all that was needed is 'emerge KDE' and then wait for a long time. And now I have KDE! Yah!! What fun! woo!

As far as I'm concerned, the emerge feature makes Gentoo by far the best distro of Linux available. The ease of use makes it the most likely to hit mainstream, also. I mean, the pita of installing anything with the dependencies is what made me nuke redhat in the first place. Gentoo fixes all that.
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That is precisely why I got rid of Red Hat after 3 months of using it. Too much hassle. Install something, and suddenly there is an error, cuz a library is missing.
 
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TommyVercetti

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since this is a Linux thread I will just ask. Is there a linux alternative to the Windows 2000 server, like setting up a domain, email, roaming profiles, etc? Say instead of investing in a Windows 2000 server, can a company just get a Linux server and there is software which will make it the primary domain, and allow the Windows clients to connect to it? Samba didn't seem to have any of these features.
 
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OpTiX

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Originally posted by: xcript
Originally posted by: OpTiX
Originally posted by: xcript
Originally posted by: OpTiX
it seems hard to install gentoo tho
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But the install docs are excellent.
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link me to some "excellent" install docs
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Okay, but this really isn't hard to find on the Gentoo site guy.

Click Me
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i tried that before i went crazy, i almost threw my laptop out the window
 
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xcript

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Originally posted by: OpTiX
i tried that before i went crazy, i almost threw my laptop out the window
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Lol. :D

There's an install script somewhere on the Gentoo site. Might require a search of the forums.

Seems like a good idea to get through the install yourself though.
 
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NuclearFusi0n

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Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
since this is a Linux thread I will just ask. Is there a linux alternative to the Windows 2000 server, like setting up a domain, email, roaming profiles, etc? Say instead of investing in a Windows 2000 server, can a company just get a Linux server and there is software which will make it the primary domain, and allow the Windows clients to connect to it? Samba didn't seem to have any of these features.
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IIRC the new SAMBA 3 can function as a domain thinger

P.S. Gentoo rules. :cool:
 
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Gyrene

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Originally posted by: OpTiX
Originally posted by: xcript
Originally posted by: OpTiX
Originally posted by: xcript
Originally posted by: OpTiX
it seems hard to install gentoo tho
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But the install docs are excellent.
Click to expand...

link me to some "excellent" install docs
Click to expand...

Okay, but this really isn't hard to find on the Gentoo site guy.

Click Me
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i tried that before i went crazy, i almost threw my laptop out the window
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Not too bright, are you?
 
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notfred

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Mac OS X. Ok, it's not really linux, but it has enough similar functionality.

BTW, if I want to install unix software on OS X: "fink install packagename" :)
 
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OpTiX

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well i cant install linux on my laptop cuz it doesnt detect my pcmcia network card, is there any other way to install it?
 
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