About to install Funtoo on my old desktop machine. Quad-core Xeon @ 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM. Any advice? Looks pretty easy from reading over the wiki on installation.
Yes, I have some advice: install gentoo.
I always thought Funtoo was just a fun way to refer to Gentoo
>>54417573
Why one over the other?
>>54418444
They are both very similar now that GNU + Gentoo utilizes Git as well.
Funtoo is the more preferred install in my book.
I am about to do the same for a core 2 quad q6700 @2.66 w/ 8Gb RAM.
Good luck.
>>54418518
>GNU + Gentoo
Gentoo
>utilizes
uses
>>54418444
Funtoo because it uses git and isn't a meme. Gentoo is migrating but Funtoo exists because the retards running Gentoo can't get anything done.
I run both and funtoo has issues. Ebuilds fail to "emake" on a regular basis when they work fine on Gentoo. Also, some packages are older on funtoo. I'd suggest sticking to Gentoo.
>>54418699
The differences in the tree do cause some QC issues, thats why I don't use the Funtoo portage tree anymore either.
>>54418723
dumb tripfag cancer
>>54418699
OP here. Now I'm worried. Fuck.
>>54418686
nice meme, faggot
>>54418763
>install gentoo
it never fails, friendo
>>54418793
People on here say all the time that Funtoo > Gentoo, so I thought I'd try it. Nobody ever actually provides reasons for anything, so what the fuck...
Funtoo on my HP elite book and an Alienware x51 and runs better tan Gentoo
>>54418818
they are close, but
funtoo = more liberal and new, prone to breaks but (used to be) quicker with updates
gentoo = older thus stable, but (used to be) slow af
I haven't used gentoo in a couple years, but when I did funtoo was quicker but less stable
>>54418818
They wait longer before updating certain things like glibc/gcc and they patch a few tools like portage with features a newbie wouldn't really need or care about.
Gentoo didn't used to have arch specific stage 3 files or all the features of Funtoo's portage.
if arch is the timesink distro, gentoo is the 'wait around to die' distro. do you really want to wait 4 hours to compile firefag?
>>54418872
Funtoo has older libs and toolchain specifically for stability soooo I don't think you know what the fuck you are talking about lol.
Gentoo has arch specific stage3 binaries to install with now too so the quicker install not having to rebuild @system isn't really beneficial anymore.
>>54418899
firefox-bin
There is (almost) never a reason to compile Firefox.
install windows windows 7 or ubuntu
fuck off with shit software
>>54418873
When they stopped supporting stage one tarball installation, they screwed the pooch. it was actually a much saner installation procedure; it was faster as well.
