Who here unironically uses the Gentoo meme?
Archfags need not apply.
You are a cool guy!
>>54699204
This shit right here:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mangaka
>>54699228
UUUU
>>54699204
Can I use it as a desktop os?
>>54699204
Gentoo is actually really good. After doing distro hopping I've stuck with it for 5 years
PClinuxOS. Systemd cancer free. Also rolling release.
>>54699316
>128kbps
>>54699204
What terminal emulator does this pretty name/directory formatting?
>>54699486
Just edit your PS1
Hanna Montana Linux used to be good, I hope they fork it soon.
>>54699463
>placebo
>>54699527
What exactly are you implying? Listen to 96 kbps and say that again.
>>54699261
Yeah, of course. I use it on my desktop PC because it's my main PC so i like to have everything just like i want it to. The best part of it is the range of customising options. Howerver, it IS a timesink OS. It takes a shit load of time, to make it perfect. On my laptop i use ubuntu mint, for said reason, because the compile time can become really really annoying, especially if your computer isn't really powerful.
>>54699486
>>54699506
Anon is right.
If you want an example, here's minePS1=$'\[\033[45m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\[\033[01;35m\]\ue0b0\[\033[00m\] '
You need to have a terminal font with unicode characters (Hack in my case)
>>54699527
who are you quoting
Gentoo is not a meme. Idiots made 'install Gentoo' a meme because they think it's such a daunting task but it's not. I've been using hardened Gentoo for about a year now and I love it.
>>54699204
gentoo is love
gentoo is life
>>54700160
man, I wanted to use hardened kernel too... But, how do you deal with, say, whitelisting packages that want /proc access? steam, for instance, is a PITA to run on it. I grokked shit and whitelisted scripts/packages for about 5 days, then returned to the ordinary gentoo-sources...
>>54700160
how much time does it take you to install gentoo before you end up with a usable machine?
>>54700221
not a lot... though, it's not about the installation - it's about what you can do with it.
>>54700160
People fail to realize is that installing gentoo is nothing compared to maintaining gentoo. Gentoo will often break on you after an emerge sync emerge world.
>>54700232
>it's not about the installation
it is, otherwise the meme wouldn't have the word install in it
>>54700212
I really don't like Steam. I have a Windows box w/ Steam just incase I need to use proprietary software because I don't like Wine either. The only issue I've really had was trying to run the virtual lab w/ PaX enabled but I never had much success with that which is understandable. I'm just going to get a separate box for CTF, use Windows for games and Gentoo for everything else.
>>54700221
About 45 minutes with LUKS and LVM support. Then I just let it compile and I'm good.
>>54699316
>>54700183
hot logo,
hot desktops,
but what if I need libreoffice on a short notice?
also
how customized are ur kernels?
>>54699506
>>54699735
Thanks anons
>>54700321
Then you would just use the precompiled binary package? Libreoffice-bin
I really don't like when people try and use that "You have to compile everything from source" defense. In the end it's worth it because of the performance increase.
>>54700353
I did libreoffice bin and still took 3 hours
>>54700240
gentoo is not about the installation. Maybe the meme is, though.
>>54700238
bullshit. Using ~amd64 on my machine, compiling shit right now (fukken libreoffice), updating kernel after lunch - all of this while working. I'm dead sure that nothing will break because I even did all of this before. Gentoo is rock solid compared to, say, arch, and I'm even using it's "current" build.
The only issues I ever had with it were due to my personal negligence or poetteringware (consolekit, polkit, pulseaudio). Those were literally the only pieces of software to ever break on my laptop
>>54700321
there are -bin packages; For example: app-office/libreoffice is the package you have to compile, while app-office/libreoffice-bin is binary, and you just download it.
Also, my kernel is pretty much debloated from a lot of unnecessary drivers and nVidia/amd bullshit - my laptop uses only intel CPU/GPU. Also, I recently fucked a bit with RBAC implementations, such as GRSecurity.
>>54700250
I installed steam, but I ended up not using it. I have to study too much anyway, and my laptop is too underpowered for the games I'd like to spend my time for. Anyway, it's not just about steam, - even the fucking script in the i3blocks bar I'm using with my wm wants to read /proc/something... whitelisting all of them seems to be madness.
>>54700353
>precompiled binary package?
Are these official now?
>>54700405
Yes
>>54700393
Time to stop using AOL
>>54700393
upgrade your internet connection, fà m
>>54700417
downloading was fast, but it still compiled something
>>54700440
then probably it wasn't a -bin.
>>54700393
Did you install Gentoo on a toaster?
>>54700411
>Yes
Do you mean binary packages you prepare yourself, or does portage offer (like Debian) actual binaries? If so this is great news to me!
>>54700466
something like that
>>54700449
pretty sure I did
emerge libreoffice-bin
>>54700480
You can prepare binaries yourself but if you prefer to use precompiled binaries for whatever reason Portage offers -bin packages, which are the precompiled binaries packages. Most distros like Debian use the precompiled binaries but to me the Gentoo experience is about compiling everything from source. It's up to you though man. Have at it. You can't set USE flags and things for precompiled binaries. Just keep that in mind.
>>54699204
>obscure
>have a screenfetch logo
Has anyone here ever used LFS? I was wondering if it's ported with Systemd by default or if that's the installation init? Like, LFS supports other inits besides Systemd, right?
>>54700529
Thanks for the info anon.
>>54699204
But of course. I think I'll stick to Gentoo for some time.
After some graphical OOTB distros and Arch Gentoo feels incredibly comfy.
>>54700706
Why do people use rc kernels? I could never really find an answer for it. I thought it was for increase performance on older hardware?
>>54700754
New power management feature
>>54700568
that's an interesting lighting effect on the terminal.
>>54700529
Holy shit, gentoo has binaries?
The sole reason I don't use gentoo is because I sometimes need programs on the fly.
Are all packages available as -bin?
>>54700568
http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=at_a_glance
that sounds actually pretty awesome.
>>54700568
what is this 2006?
>>54700794
There's a lot of them but not all. Most people just prepare the binaries themselves.
>>54700482
try adding the -a flag the next time - it asks for confirm this way, so you can actually verify what is it installing.
I'm not going to lie but Gentoo was the distribution that taught me to use Linux. It's documentation is excellent and it's package manager is the best one by far.
>ITT obscure distros
>gentoo
OP, gentoo isn't any more obscure than ubuntu is.
>>54701834
OP is a phaggot
but I posted here anyways: I like myself a genuine gentoo thread, sometimes.
>>54700815
Why did no one ever think about this before?
Oh that's right, because the open source community is fucking garbage and neckbeards are content with using archaic shit, plus they can continue to sell their expertise which they'd lose if they made it any simpler.
>>54703094
But people thought of it, I just linked it there. You are not making any sense. You are praising the Linux community for something and them shitting all over them for it in the same sentence.
>>54699356
>PClinuxOS. Systemd cancer free
What does it use instead?
>>54700568
>Enlightenment
Watch out guys we've got a real hipster here
>>54703220
Irony anon, irony.
Fortunately there are people with brains, but they are so few. What I'm saying is what this distribution does should be the fucking norm, but it's not, because there are too many idiots.
>>54703094
>Why did no one ever think about this before?
What is NixOS
>>54703465
I suppose it could be the norm. But then again there are no necessary Kernel modifications for this to work -- One could just as well install a script/program that automatically creates these symlinks.
>>54703465
>Open source software
>Complain that decades of development didn't converge neatly
>Does nothing to help fix it
>>54703723
>install linux
>it's shit
>"waaaaah why don't you fix it yourself you fucking retard"
>install windows
>it's shit
>"hahaha that's what you get for not installing linux!!!"
Nice circular argument.
>>54703479
Is nixOS even relevant, as in gets decently frequent updates to the OS and packages?
I dont want a hipster Debian stable
>>54704380
I didn't say shit about windows. I'm sorry that your free software didn't come with a file system layout that didn't assblast you.
>>54699204
Gentoo is objectively the best distro in the world.
>>54699316
Same, going on 6 years myself.
>>54700238
Literally the opposite, m8.
>>54700403
I use -bin for massive shit like firefox or libreoffice. The default options are good enough for these anyway, and when they're not I can go and compile it only then anyway.
>>54700815
>x86-builds only
I'd like to try it otherwise though.
>>54700754
A particular bug fix most likely.
>>54705177
Definitely more relevant than Gobo at the very least
