What is Gentoo? As Wikipedia says:
I'd say if you have a gigaturd pc then no. It's not gonna run very well on your centrino laptop so don't bother
If you have a decent pc that can do compiling stuff fine then go for it, just don't install the systemd versions because you are just subhuman then
some tips i'd like to give out to the newbs installing it for the first time:
Some neat stuff exists, but is Gentoo worth it?Gentoo Linux (pronounced /ˈdʒɛntuː/ JEN-too[2]) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the user's preferences and is often optimized for the specific type of computer. Precompiled binaries are available for some larger packages or those with no available source code.
I'd say if you have a gigaturd pc then no. It's not gonna run very well on your centrino laptop so don't bother
If you have a decent pc that can do compiling stuff fine then go for it, just don't install the systemd versions because you are just subhuman then
some tips i'd like to give out to the newbs installing it for the first time:
- when following the handbook's kernel config make sure to also enable the ones you want to have so you dont have to recompile it, the wiki can give you the options to select what kernel options you need for some programs like ALSA or novideo/amd graphics cards
- add more to your USE variable for the software your gonna use like X alsa pulseaudio before emerging the @world set
- like i said, dont use systemd. gentoo is mostly optimized for openrc and thats what you should be using you degenerate