So if you have base Linux skills, you will have a rock solid distro, which may take a while to update, but you can limit the number of CPU cores for compiling, and therefore use the PC even during that.
And USE flags are so addictive, while being just strings in a single file.
I believed I would learn more about Linux when daily driving Gentoo. But all I learned is how to run three commands to keep the system updated, including compiling the kernel. And it just works.
All lies.
After install, the distro just works.
I’ve had more failed upgrades in Ubuntu.
So if you have base Linux skills, you will have a rock solid distro, which may take a while to update, but you can limit the number of CPU cores for compiling, and therefore use the PC even during that.
And USE flags are so addictive, while being just strings in a single file.
I believed I would learn more about Linux when daily driving Gentoo. But all I learned is how to run three commands to keep the system updated, including compiling the kernel. And it just works.