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It does not use RPM, plus you will never have to find another dependency thanks to apt.
Compared to Gentoo (once you get it all up and running), Debian suX0rs
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Originally posted by SlCKB0Y That installation guide is pretty poor.
It's only passable if nothing at all goes wrong along the way. I don't think its authors have heard of "troubleshooting"
No, the authors assume you know enough about Linux to troubleshoot it yourself. The install guide is fairly easy to follow and quite thorough, you just have to know enough about what you're doing to follow it properly.
The continuing story of a Quack who has gone to the dogs.
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Originally posted by fancypiper It sounds like you need the Gentoo Essentials CDs then as you will need a recent portage tree and the packages to compile.
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The continuing story of a Quack who has gone to the dogs.
