I think mint is just ubuntu without the craplets installed. For a gentoo rival you need to look at Arch linux.
On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, I'm making some plans, and one of the things I was going to do was > to build a home server running Gentoo so I could have the basic setup, and > nothing else. And while I've always enjoyed Gentoo, one of the things I > have to admit that I don't like is the build time. Binary installs can be > setup in under 45 minutes, where as it's likely a few hours, and maybe more > for a source distribution. > > > > So, while I love Gentoo, I hear a lot of people talking about how they love > Mint, and that Mint has the same flexibility as Gentoo, but is easier to > install/configure/update. If that's the case I may have to give serious > consideration to moving over to Mint. But I'd really like to find out a bit > more first. As I have said before, I have used Gentoo on many occasions, > and never had any real problems with it as long as I set my USE flags and > my ACCEPT_KEYWORDS flags properly, and don't try to combine everything onto > one command line. But if Mint has the same flexibility for less > configuration time, I'd be curious. > > > > So, I ask those who may have had experience with both to rate your > experience on each. How was the initial setup? Maintenance of config files? > Updates? Package/program availability (especially in pre-compiled binary)? > Granularity? > > > > Thanks, all! > > > --- Dan > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
