Ubuntu For PPC, And As A Live CD

Jeff writes "Ubuntu is just sweet. For Mac users it is even sweeter, as you can read in this review: it supports hardware like a charm ad now with a live CD out everyone can taste ... sorry, test it." And Chris writes "Gnoppix 0.8.1 now appears to be Ubuntu Linux based. At OSDir, we've got over 50 screenshots of the Gnoppix 0.8.1 release, including the controversial Ubuntu desktop background images." (See this earlier story; the default background images have been changed in Ubuntu proper, so the "controversy" need not keep you up nights.) The Gnoppix version is a very nice Gnome-based live CD, with fewer apps but more polish than most live CDs I've tried. (Note that this is not the same as the official Ubuntu CD, and that the PPC version is not a live CD.)

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Re:Ubuntu and other distros

[fwitness]

I hear a lot about the impending 'death' of Gentoo. I'm a casual linux user, and have Gentoo on 2 machines. Can someone please tell me what the problem is? I don't see any glaring problems with Gentoo. Emerge is fantastic, services are handled flawlessly and in a way I understand. Portage always has 95% of the things I need.

What am I missing?

I love my Gentoo, but if there is something better, please fill me in. Oh, and telling me *why* your alternative is better would be nice also.