On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 19:20:34 -0400 "Robert E. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 28 August 2003 03:01 am, Roger Oberholtzer wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 02:21:17 +0000 > > > > "Robert E. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I finally gave up on Gentoo for my pianist's computer today and > > > installed Redhat 9. It's currently reminding me why I don't use an > > > RPM based distro myself, though it is pretty nice and once I get a few > > > things fixed it will be great for my pianist (for one he needs a GUI > > > for just about everything and Gentoo doesn't provide that). > > > > Of course Gentoo does not have an ebuild for everything under the sun. > > What types of things are missing that cause a problem? Just curious. > > > > You are not limited from installing RPMs on Gentoo. Dependencies could > > probably be a hassle, but they are on a pure RPM system (wherever those > > may exist). > > It's not the apps available- it's the system setup/maintenance stuff that > he needs a GUI for. Gentoo's great for me, because I know what a command > line is. Have you tried kportage? -- +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ � Roger Oberholtzer � E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � � OPQ Systems AB � WWW: http://www.opq.se/ � � Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 � Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 � � 115 34 Stockholm � Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 � � Sweden � Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 � +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
