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debtboy · 11. Dec 2009, 05:09 AM

I just tried that distribution chooser and it suggested the following

Gentoo 95%
Slackware 95%

I had a Gentoo system a while back and it was the biggest pain in the ass.
It took 2 days to compile the system and another 2 weeks getting my applications installed. Portage was cool at first, but I found that it was to much of a hassle to install and remove new software just to see if I liked it. In addition, I had to manually edit config files when libraries were upgraded.

Never bothered with Slackware

I've tried the following distros, but nothing really clicked:
RedHat (way back when, about 1997)
openSUSE
Debian
Gentoo
Startcom
Sabayon
Mint
Fedora

I'm currently using Mangaka Chu it's a Debian/Ubuntu based distro for the Anime community, and my favorite, by far!!

I'm having a great time with this distro, looks like I finally found what works best for me.

11. Dec 2009, 05:09 AM	#24 (permalink)
debtboy Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ~/ Posts: 127	I just tried that distribution chooser and it suggested the following Gentoo 95% Slackware 95% I had a Gentoo system a while back and it was the biggest pain in the ass. It took 2 days to compile the system and another 2 weeks getting my applications installed. Portage was cool at first, but I found that it was to much of a hassle to install and remove new software just to see if I liked it. In addition, I had to manually edit config files when libraries were upgraded. Never bothered with Slackware I've tried the following distros, but nothing really clicked: RedHat (way back when, about 1997) openSUSE Debian Gentoo Startcom Sabayon Mint Fedora I'm currently using Mangaka Chu it's a Debian/Ubuntu based distro for the Anime community, and my favorite, by far!! I'm having a great time with this distro, looks like I finally found what works best for me. __________________ [I][B]Linux, the choice of a GNU generation[/B][/I]