New Gentoo 2007.0 Release Gets Mixed Review

lisah writes "Gentoo's recently released version 2007.0 gets a fair-to-middling review from Linux.com. Installation was a headache from the live CD and DVD versions, but the Gentoo Linux Installer saved the day and gets high marks for being 'far better than it's predecessor.' The user experience is also mixed — on the one hand, the distribution boots quickly, has great hardware support, and new, user-friendly artwork. On the other hand, 'for some strange reason, the installed Gentoo doesn't allow normal users to run any administrative applications.' Overall, it doesn't look like Gentoo offers any compelling reasons to switch to 'Secret Sauce' if they're happy with their current, uh, flavor."

Comments

Yes, but...

[Yetihehe]

Yes, but would it run an Indy car?

2007.0 ?

[MarkByers]

2007.0 already? And I only just finished compiling 2006.0!

Re:Update difficulties

[pturing]

Gentoo isn't so much a distro as an educational game. If your system works better than an Ubuntu box, you're winning.

There's always a way to fix these problems.

1. Use 'quickpkg' to save important things like Python before you break them
2. Plow over broken dependencies with 'emerge -C'
3. revdep-rebuild when needed
4. If it doesn't work, try the ~x86 package
6. emerge -uDNv world
7. wait a day, emerge --sync, try again
8. update often!! stale systems are harder to update

And the craziest trick of all....
9. backup your /etc and unpack the latest stage3 tarball on top of your installation

One of those things should fix just about any update problem you encounter

Re:Gentoo-Linux-Zealot Translator-o-matic!

[HAKdragon]

This reminds me of one of David Cross'es stand ups routines.

David: I don't mean to sound like a suck up, but I think women are much smarter than men. I also think that dogs are smarter than women
Woman in audience:I don't believe that
David:You don't think that it's true? You don't think I've done research? Well, you're right. It's not true. That's what's known as a joke. I'll be telling a few of them here tonight.