I think that I will recommend Void Linux to you. The reasons are as follows : 1. rolling release as Gentoo and Arch. 2. use runit as init system. 3. Its package manager, xbps, is easy and quick to install/update/remove software.
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 24/11/17 00:01, Wols Lists wrote: > >> On 23/11/17 18:45, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> >>> On 23/11/17 19:11, Helmut Jarausch wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I'd like to recommend a Linux distribution to someone who needs an as >>>> simple Linux distribution as possible. >>>> Since I am going to help that person from time to time, it should be >>>> as similar as possible to Gentoo. >>>> [...] >>>> >>> >>> Arch Linux is similar. Just imagine you have "emerge", except there's >>> only binary packages. When you install it initially, you're left on the >>> command line with nothing installed except base packages, much like >>> Gentoo. >>> >>> How close is Slackware to that description? >> [...] >> > > I'd say not close at all. Slackware uses pretty outdated software and is > not rolling release. > > Arch Linux on the other hand, like Gentoo, does not have releases. You > install it once and the upgrades are pretty much identical to Gentoo. > > >
