Michael Mol wrote: > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Sebastian Beßler wrote: >>> On 27.03.2012 20:30, Dale wrote: >>>> May be trying Kubuntu here pretty soon. >>> >>> Be prepared for hard times using Kubuntu as it is now no major part of >>> the Ubuntu family anymore. That means much less money and much less >>> manpower. And if this issue with a init-thingy bothers you, Kubuntu will >>> be living hell. As long as (K)Ubuntu works everything is fine, but in >>> case of an error you just can't fix it. Everything is close tight to >>> everything else. Change on thing and all fails. >>> >>> Greetings >>> >>> Sebastian >>> >> >> >> Well, based on my experience with Mandrake back in the day, the init >> thingy is going to break for me here just like it did there. I'm >> thinking about Kubuntu but I may actually decide on something else. >> Thing is, it appears Gentoo is going to break my system so I may as well >> find something that I can install lots quicker to fix what is broke. >> Kubuntu is just one option. I installed it for my brother and it works >> fine, SO FAR. >> >> I may be jumping out of the frying pan into a fire but I think I need to >> at least try something else. This is very true if I continue to have >> issues with the init thingy and not being able to su to root. I know >> how to use a console but I only use it when needed. That's not very >> often and I sort of like it that way. >> >> Barring that, I could just put everything on / and just hope nothing >> goes bonkers and fills it up with useless errors or something in the >> messages file. I have had this happen before and /var was full, I mean >> FULL. I divide things so that I don't get conquered when it hits the fan. >> >> One thing about Linux, it has a LOT of options. >> >> Oh, there is talk of moving more things on -dev. If I didn't know >> better, I'd think someone was trying to just change Gentoo until it >> doesn't work any more. I dunno. Maybe I'm ready for a Apple now. o_O > > The reason I like Gentoo (and why I've moved so much stuff to it) is > because it lets me get in and have much finer _optional_ control over > many things with minimal fuss. Ubuntu-derived distributions make it > very, very difficult to change very, very many things, while retaining > an update-stable setup. As long as you don't have to stray to far from > their One True Way, Ubuntu (or most Linux distros, actually) should be > fine. The annoying thing about Ubuntu is how their One True Way > changes dramatically every six months to a year. >
I like, even love, Gentoo. Thing is, if it gets to where it doesn't work like it should for me, there's no point in me using it. If I wanted a OS that doesn't work well for me, I'd be buying M$'s crap. Hey, it does install fairly fast but it is pretty crappy. LOL I have said this about meeting a new lady, time tells. If I get to the point where I have to use a init thingy and I can't get one to work, Gentoo is no longer for me. Working is a must have thing for my OS. I don't mind putting in the effort to have a great install or putting in the effort to update it but it has to boot and work. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"
