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submitted 1 year ago by case_when@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[-] Heratiki@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I need to try Gentoo again. The installer used to be absolute garbage and required a ton of work to get the a usable system if you deviated too far from a normal computer setup.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

There is no installer as such. You copy an archive, extract it and rebuild @world. Anything beyond that is up to you. I'm sticking to openrc - haven't had any issues since libxcrypt news item. Can't even recall what it was.

[-] Heratiki@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That’s interesting! I’ll have to give it a shot!

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