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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Fuck it, give me your most OVERRATED Distros (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the whole user demographic is like 5 dudes. I agree why go for Gentoo when you can go for Linux from Scratch. Maybe simply because it has a catchier distro name

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gentoo installs are able to be maintained.

LFS not so much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

... unless you install a package manager, which turns LFS into an another distro. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or you could start with something which already has a package manager.

LFS is fun weekend project, but it’s not a daily driver.

When I started thinking about the amount of work needed to maintain an LFS install, I realized I should install Gentoo. It’s Source based, and other people already put in the work.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Or you could start with something which already has a package manager.

LFS is fun weekend project, but it’s not a daily driver.

Agreed. It'll teach a lot, but to make it last longer, you want a package manager.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Gentoo is a metadistro - a set of tools to build your own distro. LFS is a documentation to build your own Linux system. And if one chooses to install some package manager and configure a repo for it, it basically becomes a distro. LFS can become Gentoo if you choose to install Portage and use Gentoo repository.

Setting Gentoo up seems to be quite simpler option compared to LFS. Sure LFS might teach you even more than Gentoo.