The best Linux distro for 2017

Post by najati83 » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 11:27 AM UTC

k_sze wrote: post #20

najati83 wrote: post #10

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My recommendation for any kind of serious desktop use is always Gentoo. Problems like the one you mention are much easier to solve when you can pick which versions of all packages to install and which kernel flags to enable.

I can't tell whether you are being sarcastic. Seriously. I hate Gentoo with a passion. Being able to pick versions and set flags means that, between any two Gentoo installations, the difference is likely bigger than any two Ubuntu 16.04 installation. I think it just creates more complexity for support scenarios. I'd definitely not recommend it for "serious desktop use" unless you are a hardcore graybeard.

I am not being sarcastic and I use it and I have used it for years. I consider myself a "hardcore greybeard", or a neckbeard, which is what you actually meant ;P

I don't agree with the support thing though. Most Gentoo users are knowledgeable; developers are always on irc/forums lending support; certain commands such as `emerge --info' make it easy to figure out what the state of the machine is regarding flags/masks.

Post by k_sze » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:24 PM UTC

najati83 wrote: post #21

k_sze wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't tell whether you are being sarcastic. Seriously. I hate Gentoo with a passion. Being able to pick versions and set flags means that, between any two Gentoo installations, the difference is likely bigger than any two Ubuntu 16.04 installation. I think it just creates more complexity for support scenarios. I'd definitely not recommend it for "serious desktop use" unless you are a hardcore graybeard.

I am not being sarcastic and I use it and I have used it for years. I consider myself a "hardcore greybeard", or a neckbeard, which is what you actually meant ;P I don't agree with the support thing though. Most Gentoo users are knowledgeable; developers are always on irc/forums lending support; certain commands such as `emerge --info' make it easy to figure out what the state of the machine is regarding flags/masks.

I really meant "graybeard". I think "neckbeard" has a negative connotation, whereas "graybeard" is just supposed to mean somebody of older age who is knowledgeable.

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