Well then, to install Gentoo’s base system, it took me about 12 hours in total. Compiling everything is extremely time consuming. Also, if you thought Slackware was evilly hard, then you’ll die on Gentoo. Die. As long as you follow instructions, you’re alright. Luckily, I had another computer, so I didn’t have to print out 109 pages that is the installation handbook.

Of course, where it takes forever to compile stuff, it is easy to install software on Gentoo. None of the packages are on the CD, so you have to download your entire system, minus the install stages. I’ve got the base system down, but now it needs X. So to get X, all it took was # emerge xfree . I love Portage. Amazingly easy. Want a package? emerge it. That downloads and compiles it and it’s installed. Now, I just have to get Gnome and the desktop should be ready. After that are apps and stuff. Yaef!

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