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Sad that Bedrock Linux is not on that list. Also, why bother with Sabayon over Gentoo? If configuring gentoo is too time-consuming just stick to arch or ubuntu/

by wanda 13y ago

Sad that Bedrock Linux is not on that list. Also, why bother with Sabayon over Gentoo? If configuring gentoo is too time-consuming just stick to arch or ubuntu/ubuntu derivative.

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supergauntlet 13y ago
Source-based distro where you can use binary packages unless you need to build from source? Sounds good to me.
- ParadigmComplex 13y ago
  I'm not sure I'd describe Bedrock Linux quite like that. Rather, the idea is that you can install packages from just about any other distribution, including things which are typically seen as mutually exclusive. The majority of the system can be comprised of packages from something known to be stable like Debian or CentOS, while still having easy access to things like packages from Arch (including Arch's AUR), retain extremely good library compatibility with popular Ubuntu for precompiled non-distro-provided things like proprietary software, and still get to leverage the flexibility tools like Gentoo's portage provides. So, yes, you could use binary packages unless you need to build from source - Bedrock Linux can fit that design if you want it to work that way. That's a perfectly fine way to use it. But I would frame that as one of a number of ways to go about things, as the system is quite flexible.
  - supergauntlet 13y ago
    I was referring to Sabayon but sure.
    - ParadigmComplex 13y ago
      Ah, I misunderstood and feel silly. My apologies.
      - supergauntlet 13y ago
        Haha I just remembered that you're the primary maintainer of Bedrock. Very cool idea for a distro, much respect.
ParadigmComplex 13y ago
Everything on that list is catagorized as "works-out-of-the-box" or "works mostly out of the box". My guess is the author has no interest in distributions like Bedrock Linux or Gentoo that require initial setup to get the ball rolling, even if the resulting system has benefits over the works-out-of-the-box crowd.

by wanda 13y ago

Sad that Bedrock Linux is not on that list. Also, why bother with Sabayon over Gentoo? If configuring gentoo is too time-consuming just stick to arch or ubuntu/ubuntu derivative.

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supergauntlet 13y ago

Source-based distro where you can use binary packages unless you need to build from source? Sounds good to me.

ParadigmComplex 13y ago
I'm not sure I'd describe Bedrock Linux quite like that. Rather, the idea is that you can install packages from just about any other distribution, including things which are typically seen as mutually exclusive. The majority of the system can be comprised of packages from something known to be stable like Debian or CentOS, while still having easy access to things like packages from Arch (including Arch's AUR), retain extremely good library compatibility with popular Ubuntu for precompiled non-distro-provided things like proprietary software, and still get to leverage the flexibility tools like Gentoo's portage provides. So, yes, you could use binary packages unless you need to build from source - Bedrock Linux can fit that design if you want it to work that way. That's a perfectly fine way to use it. But I would frame that as one of a number of ways to go about things, as the system is quite flexible.
- supergauntlet 13y ago
  I was referring to Sabayon but sure.
  - ParadigmComplex 13y ago
    Ah, I misunderstood and feel silly. My apologies.
    - supergauntlet 13y ago
      Haha I just remembered that you're the primary maintainer of Bedrock. Very cool idea for a distro, much respect.

ParadigmComplex 13y ago

Everything on that list is catagorized as "works-out-of-the-box" or "works mostly out of the box". My guess is the author has no interest in distributions like Bedrock Linux or Gentoo that require initial setup to get the ball rolling, even if the resulting system has benefits over the works-out-of-the-box crowd.