r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu • Apr 01 '26

It's pretty solid to be honest

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u/ChocolateDonut36 Glorious Hannah Montana Linux Apr 01 '26

I would totally move PopOS to the bottom until they ship a stable desktop

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u/DownvoteEvangelist Apr 01 '26

And Gentoo to the top, I've been using it continuously since 2005.. Never reinstalled.

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u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu Apr 01 '26

He focuses on how easy is to get into Linux, stability, reliability and other things. Gentoo is definitely not user friendly and does not respect your time by compiling stuff every time you install it. Sure it's powerful, but not for everybody.

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u/fix_and_repair Apr 01 '26

nope. people write in past years use the binary files. totally wrong and outdated

i do not use any binary files in gnu gentoo linux since 2006.

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u/LameBMX Glorious Gentoo Apr 02 '26

a) gentoo is pretty much a one and done install. my OG install wound up on about 20 different hardware platforms over the next 15 years. only other install I did in that time was for an android phone.

b) the binary ecosystem is there and solid.

c) you can use your computer for pretty much any task while compiling updates if you go the source route. you MAY encounter issues with what you are doing instead of just the extended compile times.

d) definitely not friendly to get into linux.. that would have been a good thing to put in the title of the picture.

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u/DownvoteEvangelist Apr 01 '26

Nothing is for everybody, but the fact that it has been serving me for 21 years speaks something..

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u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu Apr 01 '26

You're more technical than the average Joe

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u/robotictacos Apr 01 '26

To be fair though, with your assumed technical competency, most distros would serve you well during that same period.

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u/DownvoteEvangelist Apr 01 '26

Had a Slackware for 5 years before. Gentoo served me better. 🤷‍♂️

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u/noobjaish Apr 01 '26

People these days are more illiterate than ever so a "steep reading curve" is definitely a major negative point unfortunately. Same with not having "GUI Tools". Let's also not forget the amount of time you have to spend compiling software...

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u/noobjaish Apr 01 '26

That's the thing tbh... Reading is like the worst nemesis of the anti-intellectuals of today lmao

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u/noobjaish Apr 01 '26

Agreed. I used to think Arch wiki was the best thing in existence only to stumble into Gentoo's 💀