Re: [tlug] [OT] plonk [Re: Classes]

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 05/28/2012 07:28 AM, Chris Worthington wrote:
> I'm thinking of ditching Ubuntu to go with Linux Mint for the desktop. I
> don't care for Unity and I've heard Mint is the best alternative. Anybody
> wanna chime in?
>
> A lot of users at the last tech meeting kept touting Gentoo. I've only used
> Gentoo a couple times. The one reason why I like Debian based distros is I
> really like using apt-get for packages. Maybe someone can explain what they
> like about Gentoo?

The package manager / build system is the best I have worked with 
so-fare.  I usually make a point of creating packages for all software I 
install because it makes instillation more controlled and upgrading or 
uninstalling easier.  rpm and debian packages, take me much longer to 
throw together and I usually find they tend to break more often.

Having a good build system allows me to make extreamly minimal system, 
with only the packages and features I need.

Edward