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Gentoo was the first distro that I grokked. The way they walked you through the build system (honestly can't remember if it was official docs, community forum o
by iamthepieman 3y ago
Gentoo was the first distro that I grokked. The way they walked you through the build system (honestly can't remember if it was official docs, community forum or what) was just the right balance of teetering on the edge of everything crashing and burning, and learning the deep secrets of how an OS actually works that it kept me intrigued for years. I ran it all through college but then got jobs at non-nix (un-nix?) companies and it gradually faded. This seems like a great development but if it had existed when I was exploring Gentoo, I might have taken the easy way and learned much less.
- Zambyte 3y ago> honestly can't remember if it was official docs, community forum or what Not sure how long this has been true for, but the Gentoo Wiki (which includes the Gentoo Handbook[0]) is an absolute goldmine of information, and is probably what you were looking at if I had to guess. [0] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page
- iamthepieman 3y agoyes that was it. It really is an example of fantastic documentation. I had tried to run a linux distro that I had bought when I was 16 or 17 (in a box from a store!) but failed to see the appeal. The throw you right in the deep end with plenty of support (good documentation in this case) is still how I learn best and I attribute my experience with Gentoo for helping me find the hacker mindset. Anything is possible if you're willing to dig deep enough.