your favorite distro = owned

[fivepesos]

so what do u guys like and run? debian? redhat? mandrake? slack? suse?

i tried and used them all (debian was my favorite), but not anymore. two words for you: GENTOO LINUX. it has to be, beyond a doubt, the absolute coolest (cool in the geek sense) distribution ever.

do u like using the apt features of debian but want to optimize your software? gentoo lets you.

using slack or deb for their minimal install? gentoo does that too.

using mandrake or redhat as a desktop for their features? gentoos got the latest and greatest all the time. kde3 w/ xfree 4.2 anyone? not to mention emerge scripts for the latest nvidia drivers?

using one of those *old* distros for the journaling support w/ reiser or ext3? gentoo has them plus it has XFS support.

tired of downloading 650mb isos every latest release? the gentoo latest release is 16mb.

like the ease of use and install of mandrake or suse? stick with them, theres tradeoffs. the versatility of gento comes at the expense of newbie usability. but im not gonna complain.

this sounds like an ad for gentoo, but its realy that great. versatility, featureful, and fairly mature. go get it now.

 

[Derango]

Just letting you know, people with dial-up, slow computers and no patience need not apply, since you download all of the packages you're going to install from the internet, and you compile everything from source. A KDE + X windows compile took me around 6 hours.
Also, you should know your hardware very well during the install because you need to compile the kernel to fit your hardware. Not hard, but you just have to know what you have

This distro not reccomended for people who don't know anything about linux and don't want to dive head first into a 3 foot deep pool with sharks in it ( ).

That having been said, I love gentoo! I have found my favorite distro

 

[SinNisTeR]

i tried installing it, but it always freezes
so therefore, i dont even bother with it =P

 

[Nothinman]

I thought about trying it, but the only machine I'm willing to f' with right now is my alpha and they're x86 only.

And I don't like waiting for things like X to compile, and yes I have a fast machine.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

I like FreeBSD, so
Except for the past few weeks, NOTHINGS been working. Not FreeBSD, not Mandrake, not Debian, and not Windows2000. I'm just flabbergasted at how much jesus hates me...

 

[SinNisTeR]

LOL , nah just comps hate ya..

 

[fivepesos]

yep x and kde3 are taking their sweet time to compile.

btw, i have broadband so downloading packages aint no big deal. but if u got got dialup, like whats been said before, forget it.