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[–] 47 points 8 months ago (8 children)

I did it once

Used it for a month

Compilation never got faster

Miserable experience updating or installing new software

Never trying it again

Just use minimal binary distros like Arch

Or if you really want the control of Gentoo use Nix; it's just a better system for that since almost everything you need is prebuilt as well

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago* (7 children)

    For desktop use, I'm not even sure that minimal binary distros make as much of a difference as they used to. Most of the software I use tends to be flatpak, which is like the opposite of minimal binary.

    I'm starting to think that whatever distro installs and updates the easiest is probably the best to use. Either that, or if you want a specialized distro, like one specializing in games, that might be the best, because games tend to be my number one headache.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I don't have enough disk space to be using flatpak, jeez

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