One week with Gentoo Linux
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running Gnome or KDE on this machine was often a pain. I was aware that if there is a distribution that will make my old box perform well, it is going to be Gentoo.
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I think that most GNU/Linux users have heard of Gentoo. Gentoo Linux is very unique and can not be compared to any other distribution. It does not have an installer or any other GUI-tools, but it has Portage and unrivaled documentation... but let's start at the beginning.
Test system:
Compaq Presario
Intel Celeron, 600 MHZ
Voodoo 3dfx video
C-Media 8738 onboard audio
Sony CD-burner and some no-name CD-ROM drive
20 GB HDD
It is not the latest hardware. In fact, running Gnome or KDE on this machine was often a pain. I was aware that if there is a distribution that will make my old box perform well, it is going to be Gentoo. Read More @ Linuxtimes.net Full Story |
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