On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:16:19 +0100 Alex Schuster <wo...@wonkology.org> wrote:
> > No flames from me. I agree. I wouldn't recommend Gentoo to > > someone who has no, or even very little, Linux experience. Looking > > back, I was one heck of a noob when I installed Gentoo. It had to > > be fools luck that I got it done. Then again, the docs were, and > > still are, really good. You can dang near copy and paste the > > commands. > > I know some people who had very few experience with Linux. But they > succeeded in installing Gentoo. And they learnt a lot by doing so. If > you installed Gentoo, you know Linux. > > That's what I like about Gentoo. You know what you are doing, and many > integral parts are easier to understand than with another distro, > where things are hidden by GUI config tools. > > But if you just want to have a Linux to play around with, go with a > binary distro. You can install Gentoo later if you like, even while > using the Linux you already have. If you have some space onthe disk to > add other partitions. Did I mention yet that LVM is nice for this? -- Alan McKinnnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
