Yeah, it’s insane how easy to use Gentoo is.

Nobody will take it from me. But I admit to only using it on desktop, laptop is using Mint. If I ever find time to play around with a build server, I will try switching there, too.

I know, but that’s so long ago, yet the jokes are here anyway.

Which is shame, as it seems to be scaring away potential users.

They said fuck sysd, which is fair, I don’t use it on my desktop either.

My service files are still 10-20 lines.

I just read a lot of Wiki.

But when I discovered how cool it is to compile stuff, I went straight to Gentoo, assuming it’s mostly the same apart from packaging.

There are systems other than SysV and systemd…

Don’t do false dichotomy.

Really?

I never tried Arch, so I can’t compare.

Apart from initramfs from install, which took more time, it felt like everything else just worked. Including installing Steam.

systemd anyone?

ducks for cover

Stage 1 and 2 are no longer available (I mean technically you could, but it’s not suggested). Stage 3 was super easy, even with kernel from source.

It takes time, sure, but it can compile on background. I got 16 threads on my CPU, so leaving 12 for emerge, I can still use the PC.

I get that people joke about ‘days of compiling’, and maybe it’s real for a huge mass of packages, but even if, it doesn’t stop me from working.

Gentoo is easy and almost user-friendly.

Specially coming from Arch it should be a breeze.

Plan9 sounds like a more exclusive deal.

Gentoo is many things.

KISS is none of them.

null and void

Gentooooooooooooooo!!1!

I installed ubuntu for my father in 2010. He has no idea how PCs work, and he’s been fine with it. And we are not even close.

Gentoo in the top tier, checks out

Then appimages/flatpak?

If you ever need any help, don’t hesitate to DM.

Though Gentoo is not as hard as people think.

It seems like it.

Had 0 issues with Steam on Gentoo.

You can set up number of compile threads and keep working while updating.

Oh hell naw.

I am a proud and vocal Gentoo user.

And you won’t make me to back to binary packages. Fuck them.

USE flags are the best thing ever, reminding us why software should be Open.

Gentoo 4ever.