| reply to DannyZ
Re: What to try next? Another vote for Gentoo. It *is* very tedious to install, but once you spend a few days installing it numerous times you *will* come away with a much deeper understanding of how Linux works.
Yes, it sounds like work and it is (it took me several installs to get it right), but I won't ever use another Linux distro (BSD notwithstanding, as Gentoo is largely based off BSD except it runs a Linux kernel).
I started out with the Mandriva's and PCLOS's of the world, and while they are fine for a quick install and for someone inexperienced to use, they offer nowhere near the customization as does the source distros like Gentoo and Slack.
Just download the Gentoo handbook for your architecture (amd64, i686, etc), download the "minimal install CD" which is about 50 MB. Then insert the disc and follow the handbook line by line. It's not difficult, just time consuming. |
