#Gentoo Linux

[biohazardouscanine]

LIZZY NOOO

SOMEONE STOP HER

Not... Gentoo...

[paintthedeadflag]

Finally, I have got a desktop

[daemonhxckergrrl]

What distro of Linux do you use, and what would you recommend to someone who has been using Ubuntu for a decade because ae's scared to move away from aer familiar package manager? You know. Hypothetically.

i use Void, bc Arch was too mainstream slkdfjsdlk (okay no fr i use Void bc i kept seeing it on r/unixporn and i wanted a distro that had the "go nuts show nuts" curate-your-own-experience style Arch has but without systemd - no judgement if you like it, but it's not my vibe).

i used to use Mint and have done on-and-off since version 4 Daryna - Crunchbang was discontinued around that time and i wanted another Ubuntu-based distro to switch to.

so, if someone were looking to try something new (hypothetically, of course d: ) i would recommend considering the following first:

what's aer typical workload (and therefore what would be suitable) ?

how far would ae be willing to explore beyond aer comfort zone ?

how much time would ae have to learn new things ?

trying one or two distros out in a VM might be a good way for aem to familiarise aemself w/ any immediate quirks and pick a distro to install on bare metal (perhaps alongside aer existing distro ?)

for something more familiar i might recommend Debian Testing or LMDE (the version of Mint based directly on Debian) as they share much of the same internal architecture. i believe Debian offers a netinstall that's barebones like Arch/Void/Gentoo if trying new software (perhaps including a new DE/WM/Wayland compositor) without losing all familiarity would be of interest to this person.

for something more adventurous i would suggest Arch and perhaps picking a full DE to start with, then maybe trying an install that's more uh selective. personally, Void is no harder than Arch but the community is smaller and a person who hypothetically chose this as their new distro would not only have the barebones nature of that class of distro + an unfamiliar package manager to contend with, but additionally an unfamiliar init system (though runit is terrifyingly simple, i must say). there's also Artix, which is Arch but w/out systemd (i think they offer runit or openrc).

there are plenty of wacky distros (Bedrock, Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, Qubes, Gentoo) that would be fun to experiment with on a non-critical system/VM but they're very far removed from a decade of Ubuntu.

i appreciate this is a long answer, but you asked a lovely question and it's fun to indulge in uh um what's definitely totally a hypothetical d: if someone were to change distro i hope ae know ae can reach out to ask further questions :3

thanks for your ask ! <3 ^w^

[distrochooser]

best distro for an old, slow laptop running windows 8? already tried mint and its a bit slow itself

That's a great question, but it's missing a couple of key details. First of all, what flavor of mint were you using? If you were using cinnamon, I recommend the xfce variant. If you are willing to give it a shot, a WM may just be a great choice. My personal favorite is bspwm. In terms of lightweight distros, Arch and Gentoo are great choices, despite my problems with them in the past.

[canisvesperus]

Gentoo Linux Sollux vs macOS Eridan

[nixcraft]

Gentoo Linux user problems ...

[gamer-sludge]

It's super weird which issues are & aren't a pain in the ass for me on my new gentoo PC:

Wifi card doesn't work? Just change the PCIe slot! Fixed!

No desktop environment on boot? I forgot to install KDE Plasma, that's on me. Fixed!

PC keeps suddenly shutting off & rebooting? That's expected, I'm trying to undervolt my CPU lmao

Want to simply adjust the EQ on your new headphones? Go fuck yourself. Struggle to make a Windows 11 VM & install G Hub only to find out that the EQ tools are garbage. Then install EasyEffects (twice, first through the gentoo repo then through Flatpak because I'm NOT compiling webkit again) which works well but it won't autostart for some reason, so you have to run it manually after login every single time. Die a thousand deaths.

[mirqmarq428]

Today's yak shaving consists of compiling Gentoo (prefix) so that I can get img2sixel so I can use Neofetch to test the new update to emacs-eat on my m1 macbook running Asahi fedora Linux

[veddev]

1. is, currently and may change, gentoo. 7 and 8, Android 15 and Firefox. uhhhhhhhh yea.. 3. spotify for easy streaming, Else's Elisa for .flac's.

i know you nerds have lots of opinions on this

what software do you use ask game

base distro

browsing on desktop

listening to music

watching video files (or streaming video ig)

text editing

code editing

mobile OS

mobile browser

chatting on desktop

chatting on mobile

custom system font

IRL navigation

notes and/or to-do

ebook/pdf reading

bonus option for hobbies

image editing

email

rss

file sync/sharing

terminal muxer

home automation

git hosting (or svc if ur a boomer lol)

any miscellaneous tool you can't live without

unrelated to the other questions what's the name of the plushie that's nearest to you rn

screenshots

[cyncrovee]

Boggles my mind that some people run Gentoo as a daily driver. Props to you lot, I couldn’t even install it in a VM…

[bailonglee]

完成、Gentoo Linuxマニュアル

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↑↑↑結構、凄い時間かけて、boot出来るGentoo Linux マニュアルを、完成させました🙂✨🎉

めっちゃ疲れたが、かなり的を得てると自負しますし、これ書いた事で、次々インストール可能になるような気がするw

私なんか、20年もかかったわけだが、その失敗とか、知識不足、勘違いが、次のステップ、理解を生んでくれた。

だから、教える事に惜しみはないw

俺が作ったわけではなく、プログラマーの絶えまぬ努力の成果なわけ。

それを上の人間がトラップかけ、インストール出来ない罠をしかけるのは、同じクリエイターとして、黙って見てられねえのさw🤣✨

なわけで、1人でも多く、自由なLinuxを、掴んで下さい。

[paintthedeadflag]

I don't want convenience. I want control.

I hate where modern technology is going. I sound like an old woman but I dislike wireless, I hate the bloat and spyware that seems to be normal. This is why I support and use libreboot. Hell, even why I use Gentoo and why I love openbsd.

[mediocremadness]

Sorry guys I switched to Gentoo.

Purchasing a new laptop is fucking stupid. Go buy a ThinkPad T430 from some random eBay seller and install Arch Linux on it like the trans catgirl that you are.

[distrochooser]

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[yaysheppy]

guys what linux should i put on my Lenovo thinkpad .

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