Re: [tlug] CentOS to Gentoo-Pros/Cons(if any)?

["Moore, Michael R." <michael.moore@example.com>]

I also want to add IMHO a huge plus to Gentoo is how much you learn about
linux by just installing it (stage 1 build). In the end, if done right, you
will know exactly what is installed on you box, and the cflags used to
compile everything. It's a real feeling of control and understanding If you
don't skimp.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tlug-bounces@example.com [mailto:tlug-bounces@example.com?? On Behalf Of Josh
Glover
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:30 AM
To: Tokyo Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [tlug] CentOS to Gentoo-Pros/Cons(if any)?

On 13/12/05, Stuart Luppescu <s-luppescu@example.com> wrote:

> Well, that's a pretty big pro, but to me the biggest one is that your 
> system will always be up-to-date. If you do emerge -uD world 
> periodically, you will never have to reinstall your system (barring some
catastrophe).

Caveat: please never do this on a production server. ;)

> I like Gentoo so much I run it on all my computers, including a 233MHz 
> Pentium II laptop (reemerging world takes more than a day sometime), 
> and an ancient PentiumPro machine that serves as my home firewall/router.

Look into distcc. Mauro and I are big believers! :)

You could also build a Faketoo[1] instance and compile binary packages for
your laptop on a big, beefy machine, and set the 'top up with
PORTAGE_BINHOST (as detailed in a previous post) to snag its packages from
the Faketoo instance automatically when you emerge them.

Cheers,
Josh

[1] http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=166358
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