Former Gentoo user here. The thing I have in common with the other former Gentoo users I know IRL (a whopping 2 of them) is that none of us have the time for it anymore.
So if I ever find myself having too much free time, you bet your ass I’ll reinstall Gentoo.
I was a passioned Gentoo user for many years and I also only met 1 other IRL Gentoo user. Ok, there were more once at a Linux conference where a bunch of Gentoo users had a desk showing off Gentoo compiling @system for a BSD system.
Even the binary repository was not enough for me to not go back to Debian after ~10 years Gentoo usage. It was a fun hobby and a great learning experience.
I tried Gentoo once, I just straight up do not have time for that. It’s fine, honestly nice even, but the waiting omg. Maybe I was doing things wrong but I don’t have all day to sit around eating for things to compile
Tbf one of these things is fictional: Gentoo users
portage is just the best package manager
Oh hell naw.
I am a proud and vocal Gentoo user.
And you won’t make me to back to binary packages. Fuck them.
USE flags are the best thing ever, reminding us why software should be Open.
Gentoo 4ever.
Former Gentoo user here. The thing I have in common with the other former Gentoo users I know IRL (a whopping 2 of them) is that none of us have the time for it anymore.
So if I ever find myself having too much free time, you bet your ass I’ll reinstall Gentoo.
Funnily enough, the one irl Linux user I’ve met used Gentoo. I originally assumed they used arch.
I was a passioned Gentoo user for many years and I also only met 1 other IRL Gentoo user. Ok, there were more once at a Linux conference where a bunch of Gentoo users had a desk showing off Gentoo compiling @system for a BSD system.
Even the binary repository was not enough for me to not go back to Debian after ~10 years Gentoo usage. It was a fun hobby and a great learning experience.
I tried Gentoo once, I just straight up do not have time for that. It’s fine, honestly nice even, but the waiting omg. Maybe I was doing things wrong but I don’t have all day to sit around eating for things to compile
You can set up number of compile threads and keep working while updating.
I install lots of new tools which I generally need right this second, updating is a non-issue I do that overnight.
Then appimages/flatpak?
I’m a living proof you’re the opposite of right 😁