Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 1st Sep 2006 01:14 UTC, submitted by csousa
The Gentoo release team has just announced the launch of their 2006.1 version, so TechGage is going to take a look at what's new. Included in the updates is an improved installer/LiveCD with Networkless mode, smarter partitioner, updated compiler and more.
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With all the code vulnerabilities today, I prefer Gentoo unstable (~x86) because at least I am running the newest software. Usually bugs are fixed with newer releases, including security issues.
Sometimes a new dev version of software comes out that can be broken with a recent "emerge --sync" (repository update), but usually simply syncing again after a period of time fixes the problem. This is because of the Gentoo forums.
The Gentoo forums are some of the best in the linux world, IMHO. When an "emerge --sync" brings some new software that causes problems for many users, we post our problem, and sooner than later the problem gets solved. A new "ebuild" is made, with the included fixes, and uploaded to the portage repository.
For many users, we choose the unstable branch of Gentoo because we like running our desktops on the leading edge of development. Sure, there are problems, but we work through them, and hopefully learn something.
However, Gentoo has the stable branch too. You can choose to keep the combination of packages that work for you.
The portage system is my favorite because it does have excellent dependency handling. I have tried other distros, but when you need that particular version of software, and it isnt in the repository it makes it that much harder to get all the required dependencies.