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What operating system are you currently using? I just transitioned from Ubuntu to Gentoo, but now you've got me wondering if I have overlooked a better alternat

by kgroll 17y ago

What operating system are you currently using? I just transitioned from Ubuntu to Gentoo, but now you've got me wondering if I have overlooked a better alternative.

jrockway 17y ago
Uh, Debian? It's like Ubuntu but the packages don't break your system as often.
- pyre 17y ago
  It's too bad that the last time I tried to install Debian the installer only supported WEP for wireless installation.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    One thing that's nice about being a long-time Linux user is that you don't even consider the possibility of installing over WiFi ;) (Though to be fair, good luck installing Windows or OS X with a 256M memory stick and a wireless router.)
asnyder 17y ago
I'm sorry he had such a bad experience with Gentoo. I personally have been using Gentoo for all our servers for the past 3-4 years now and could never go back to anything else. I love portage, ports, and use flags. It's hard to believe that Gentoo wiped out your web directory, but I can believe it. However, I am careful to make backups before I make a drastic upgrade. For example, when upgrading PostgreSQL I always make sure to back up my dbs before hand, though I've never had an issue with it wiping out. Not yet anyway.
- varikin 17y ago
  I really loved how portage worked as well. I started using Gentoo in 2004 because it was one of the 2 distros that initially supported AMD64—I had an AMD64 FX51. In fact, I used Gentoo until about 2 years ago, so another 3 or 4 years after that incident. I stopped using Gentoo because my home computer blew up (major hardware failure) and I had to switch from Linux to Windows at work. And I still haven't replaced my home computer. I had backups, but I actually never applied them because I decided to create a new website instead.
jlhamilton 17y ago
After using Ubuntu for three years I switched to Arch Linux and I like it a lot. It has a great package system, and packages are updated continually. I upgraded my desktop to Gnome 2.30 a few days ago with only a couple of minor issues.
varikin 17y ago
I am using OSX now. If I were on using Linux, I would look into Archlinux or another Debian based distro.

by kgroll 17y ago

What operating system are you currently using? I just transitioned from Ubuntu to Gentoo, but now you've got me wondering if I have overlooked a better alternative.

jrockway 17y ago

Uh, Debian? It's like Ubuntu but the packages don't break your system as often.

pyre 17y ago
It's too bad that the last time I tried to install Debian the installer only supported WEP for wireless installation.
- jrockway 17y ago
  One thing that's nice about being a long-time Linux user is that you don't even consider the possibility of installing over WiFi ;) (Though to be fair, good luck installing Windows or OS X with a 256M memory stick and a wireless router.)

asnyder 17y ago

I'm sorry he had such a bad experience with Gentoo. I personally have been using Gentoo for all our servers for the past 3-4 years now and could never go back to anything else. I love portage, ports, and use flags. It's hard to believe that Gentoo wiped out your web directory, but I can believe it. However, I am careful to make backups before I make a drastic upgrade. For example, when upgrading PostgreSQL I always make sure to back up my dbs before hand, though I've never had an issue with it wiping out. Not yet anyway.

varikin 17y ago
I really loved how portage worked as well. I started using Gentoo in 2004 because it was one of the 2 distros that initially supported AMD64—I had an AMD64 FX51. In fact, I used Gentoo until about 2 years ago, so another 3 or 4 years after that incident. I stopped using Gentoo because my home computer blew up (major hardware failure) and I had to switch from Linux to Windows at work. And I still haven't replaced my home computer. I had backups, but I actually never applied them because I decided to create a new website instead.

jlhamilton 17y ago

After using Ubuntu for three years I switched to Arch Linux and I like it a lot. It has a great package system, and packages are updated continually. I upgraded my desktop to Gnome 2.30 a few days ago with only a couple of minor issues.

varikin 17y ago

I am using OSX now. If I were on using Linux, I would look into Archlinux or another Debian based distro.