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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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I successfully installed Gentoo for the first time today! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Screenshot of QEMU VM showing an ASCII Gentoo Logo + system info

I followed Mental Outlaw's 2019 guide and followed the official handbook to get up-to-date instructions and tailored instructions for my system, the process took about 4 hours however I did go out for a nice walk while my kernel was compiling. Overall I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot about the Linux kernel while doing it.

I'm planning on installing it to my hardware soon, this was to get a feel for the process in a non-destructive way.

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

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

Might as well run Arch at that point. Spending an hour or two pressing y and n teach you so much.

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

Arch still doesn't have the same flexibility as Gentoo. Also Gentoo even offers sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin for precompiled kernel. Personally I use sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel (which autocompiles and installs) and have custom config snippets at /etc/kernel/config.d/.

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

Agree. Poking around the config menu with all those options definitely showed me just what the kernel actually does and supports, it was oddly cool being able to turn on/off WiFi or Bluetooth for example, or GPU drivers.

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

Genkernel kinda sucks TBH. I dug into the code recently and it has some hardcoded good assumptions. Just use the distro kernel in 2023 though!