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Gentoo or LFS? (programming.dev)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have been using Arch for five years and I think I would like to call myself at least a progressive beginner when it comes to Linux, computers and networking, to be humble. 🤣

I would like to "move on" to Gentoo or LFS to force myself to learn more^[This was my main incentive for switching to Arch a long time ago, and it worked!]. Please share your pros and cons for switching to any one of these approaches.

Use case: a gaming rig (using nvidia's proprietary drivers and an AMD CPU) on one system and a server on a separate system.

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[–] 12 points 7 months ago

I agree with everything you said.

LSF is not a distro. It is a instruction manual and teaching aid. Don't use it as a base for your main OS

OP, you can use it as your main OS, and I know some people do. I wouldn't recommend it, though. Because once you have LFS you realise that you need at least automatic dependency resolution. And once you start thinking about it you realise that you're reinventing a package manager. At that point just use a distro you like :D

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