Why do you use Gentoo ?

gwydion · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:26 am Post subject:

Definitely portage. As an ex-slackware user, I wanted something similar in the lean & mean department, but with a better package management system. I've got it running on both my desktop and my laptop, and even managed to convince a friend to try it as his first distro

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hooligan · n00b Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 48

I was going to go Slackware, and the friend that moved me from Redhat, showed me the portage system... and just how fast it was. I went home from his house and started the install immediately.
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Summerrose · n00b Joined: 15 Mar 2003 Posts: 2 Location: MA, USA

I started using it because it was the only distribution that would work on my laptop(a newish iBook).
Then, I fell in love with it because of how uncomplicated/logical everything was. Yay Portage! I actually want to try writing ebuilds. Also, I like having applications that have been compiled specifically for my computer - it's faster that way and the poor little 500 MHz processor needs all the help it can get. Oh, and it's been a wonderful introduction to Linux - it makes things seem doable without adding irritating amounts of attempts to be "green-friendly". I'd rather not have unnecessary abstraction barriers.
Oh, and I like the community. Real humans, yay.

I suppose it's also satisfying to be able to show my iBook running Gentoo to the friend who suggested that I start out using Linux with Mandrake on a PC. Especially since he's scared to install Gentoo.

revil · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Japan

I came here for the sweet sweet penquin porn. Lately every penquin porn site has switched over to a pay type system. I was suprised to find a website dedicated to not only penquin porn but an entire linux distribution dedicated to penquin pornification.

Sierra · n00b Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 48

I like knowing exactly what is on my system.

And I really like portage!

modal · Apprentice Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 277

Portage is sexy.
USE variables are sexy.
CFLAGS are sexy.
I am sexy.

Esben · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:51 am Post subject: what hasn't been mentioned

Gentoo is unique, possibly, in that after an install you have the feeling that you actually know your brand-new setup.

Also, the install CD is wonderfully un-bloated.

Otherwise, I think it would be:

portage
friendly peer comunity / good forums.
recent packages
speed
nice logo
cute penguins
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Jimbow · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 11:38 pm Post subject:

1) Gentoo is fun

2) Gentoo is simple

3) Gentoo makes sense

djf_jeff · Apprentice Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 174 Location: Quebec

Gentoo is simple ( yes, just read some doc and you're on )
Gentoo is very clean
Portage is so nice
Speed and up to date system

GodHandPrime · n00b Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 7 Location: Boise, Idaho

The primary reason why I chose to move to Gentoo is this:

I don't need to download 3 - 7 cd's to install something that can run KDE.

Secondary reasons in no particular order:

- I can keep my system up to the moment with a few simple commands.
- The Gentoo community is "above and beyond" any other linux support community I have seen.
- I'm not an advanced user, so it forces me to brain things out if something goes wrong.
- My mind is whiriling with about a million other reasons so I am just going to quit before I fall over.

Thank you so much to the community again!

yodason · n00b Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Florida

I came to gentoo from Debian because...
1. No Dependency Hell (Redhat)
2. Portage
3. What can I say? When it comes to my computers, I want to know whats going on
4. Speed
5. Simplicity and No bloat
6. The great Community