different linux distro's

**asif2k** · 04-14-2006

I am noticing a lot of new linux distro's are automated. SuSe Linux is one of them which is very excellent. Everyone wants on-demand security. SuSe linux seems to offer excellent on-demand security. Can anyone tell me what other distro's are similar to SuSe? what other distro's are cosidered automated?

thanks in advance

**techieMoe** · 04-14-2006

Originally Posted by asif2k

I am noticing a lot of new linux distro's are automated. SuSe Linux is one of them which is very excellent. ...Can anyone tell me what other distro's are similar to SuSe? what other distro's are cosidered automated?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "automated". Most major distributions have a nice graphical "Next->Next->Finish" style installer, which I suppose might be what you want. Mandriva and Fedora Core are quite popular and have installers and configuration tools similar to SuSE. The same is mostly true for Ubuntu.

**asif2k** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by techieMoe

Most major distributions have a nice graphical "Next->Next->Finish" style installer, which I suppose might be what you want.

Yes, that is exactly what I was looking for linux. What about Gentoo Linux? what is your opinion about Gentoo Linux?

oz · 04-15-2006

You should try Gentoo and form your own opinion. Just know in advance that it can take quite a while to get it fully installed and running. It takes me the better part of a full weekend to install the base system and the desktop environment. Installing/compiling from source takes time, so be patient.

Good luck with it.

**techieMoe** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by asif2k

Yes, that is exactly what I was looking for linux. What about Gentoo Linux? what is your opinion about Gentoo Linux?

I agree with ozar. Only you can decide what distro you like. Be warned though, if you like the Next->Next->Finish installers, Gentoo is definitely not for you. It's the exact opposite, where you have to configure and install everything yourself. You'll learn a lot in the process, and it's not hard so much as incredibly time-consuming.

**Apollo** · 04-15-2006

Just a quick question Moe. I am at a dilemma, between which to choose. Either Slackware or Gentoo. I'm on holidays now for Easter and I have 10 days, plenty to install Gentoo. I've done some reading on both distros and I was wondering about the actual Gentoo compiling. Is it all just a matter of ./configure; make; make install or just like that I mean. I'd like to try Gentoo, because I feel that its time I learned a little more about the ins and outs of Linux.

**GNOME_n00b** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by techieMoe

I agree with ozar. Only you can decide what distro you like. Be warned though, if you like the Next->Next->Finish installers, Gentoo is definitely not for you. It's the exact opposite, where you have to configure and install everything yourself. You'll learn a lot in the process, and it's not hard so much as incredibly time-consuming.

apparently, the very latest gentoo has done away with some of the pain. there's still meant to be some pain in the install...just not as much as previously. they now have a package installer where you select the packages that you want to install, then wait 5 days for everything to be downloaded, compiled from source, then installed.

**Weedman** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by GNOME_n00b

apparently, the very latest gentoo has done away with some of the pain. there's still meant to be some pain in the install...just not as much as previously. they now have a package installer where you select the packages that you want to install, then wait 5 days for everything to be downloaded, compiled from source, then installed.

It doesn't take 5 days. If you've got broadband.

A full gnome DE takes ~400mb (incl. deps).

X11 takes about 1 hour to compile, Gnome would take about 4-6 hours. Then the other stuff is a breeze. But it took me longer for my install as I upgraded everything while I was installing it.

However, I am installing the same stuff on a 1.2ghz desktop, and it's taking twice as long to compile.
5 days is plenty, 10 is almost overkill. Just make sure you have a book to read, or something else to kill the time while everything's compiling

.

EDIT: Everthing's tallied by DIY, not the new graphical installer. But I bet everything will take much longer!

~the_weedman

**budman7** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by Apollo

Is it all just a matter of ./configure; make; make install or just like that I mean.

It is even easier than that.

Code:

emerge program

To update your system, do

Code:

emerge -uD world

That is "emerge update deep world"

**Weedman** · 04-15-2006

Originally Posted by budman7

It is even easier than that.

Code:

emerge program

To update your system, do

Code:

emerge -uD world

That is "emerge update deep world"

I prefer:

Code:

emerge -av <program>

I used this for my update of my system target:

Code:

emerge -uvDNa system

Too bad all those options end up being (almost) the original "emerge -uD system".

Portage is great though. I just don't like doing sync's. They use up a fair chunk of bandwidth.
~the_weedman

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