I did a gentoo amd64 install a few months ago. I went back to 32 because I live bleeding edge, and 32 bit code tends to be more optimised than 64bit at the moment. So stuff like x264 encoding was actually faster in a 32bit environment at the time.
Can't work out which one I need to download.Greeny132 said:see you in a few days lol And good luck, if you get nowhere you might wanna have a look at Slackware it isn't as easy as ubuntu but a whole lot less difficult than gentoo![]()
Exactly how I feel everytime I install Linux on a PC with the intention of learning. Invariably I give up and go back to Windows. This has happened probably 10 times at least, tried many different distros too.BillytheImpaler said:I think somehow it boils down to a snooty air among *NIX users that somehow they fgured it all out and that new switchers should have to put in the same time and effort that they did. They don't need any of this newfangled automated stuff. It's somehow less manly. That might be the case but wouldn't it better if it was easy to begin with? Wouldn't it be better if it welcomed new users rather than scaring them away?
My 0.02
Haven't had another since my last post in this thread.null said:Exactly how I feel everytime I install Linux on a PC with the intention of learning. Invariably I give up and go back to Windows. This has happened probably 10 times at least, tried many different distros too.![]()
Wish Linux was easier to get into.
null said:Exactly how I feel everytime I install Linux on a PC with the intention of learning. Invariably I give up and go back to Windows. This has happened probably 10 times at least, tried many different distros too.![]()
Wish Linux was easier to get into.
I realised this myself a few months ago now, but everytime I give in to some 'time pressure' that I create for myself.Adz said:If you really want to 'learn' Linux for work, etc, use it for what it was intended for - server tasks. Set yourself a target (ie. build a corporate mail server with all the bells and whistles) and set about accomplishing it.