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Originally Posted by rivviepop
Just from the peanut gallery, this has been doable for many years on all platforms.
debian-esque: apt-get <foo>
redhat-esque: yum install <foo> (or apt-get <foo>)
And you don't have to waste time compiling to boot.  I don't know about you, but apps like Firefox take forever and a day to compile and have a horrid litany of dependancies just to compile; having a binary DEB/RPM that only needs runtime deps I think is far, far superior.
(don't take this as a slam on Gentoo, it's not meant that way) |
Understood.
Some argue that compiling from source gives better performance, but the difference I'm sure is negligible. It's certainly not why I use it. Compile times are an issue; Open Office was fun, but it's not a big deal for me. Even huge compiles I just do in the background. I have a P4-3.4, which helps, though big apps like Open Office and Firefox still take some time. But there's plenty I can do while they are compiling.
Debian always scared me for some reason, which is odd because Gentoo isn't exactly easy to install either. When I used Red Hat, there was no yum.
But you are right. I guess I just found Gentoo's portage first. The rest is history.