Hi
> source code compilation issue in gentoo. Every big package takes hours
> to compile! A big headache.
true
> Well I was able to install, and then completely get lost. I understand
> they have dumbed down everything, but I can't seem to get anything to
> work.
if you don't like the dumbing down try Debian.
> dpkg-reconfigure xorg, gives me xconfiguration, but I can just set
> keyboard etc., there. There is no way to set up my display to
> 1280x800, like I had in gentoo!
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should allow you to do the reconfiguration.

If the xorg.conf has the display you want (maybe not the default one) you can
change it with the kde utility krandrtray.

Regards
Gajendra

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