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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] can one tell me: gentoo vs opensuse
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On Friday 02 Dec 2011 14:41:29 LinuxIsOne wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> Does one have the experience for the following:
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> gentoo vs openSUSE
>=20
> for ease of use, better navigation, applications working perfectly
> without any crash(es), better up gradations, smooth working,
> etc..etc...
>=20
> Best Regards.
If you want *exactly* what OpenSUSE have included in their distro then=20
OpenSUSE is for you. Some applications and the whole system will run slowe=
r=20
than Gentoo. Invariably some applications could experience crashes and wha=
t=20
not - any distro would from time to time have such problems and may not be=
=20
distro specific anyway, but application specific.
If you want to include additional applications or versions of applications=
=20
that OpenSUSE repos do not cater for, then you may run into dependency hell=
=2E =20
At best, some apps will just not install or work as intended. At worst you=
=20
could break the underlying distro if you try hard enough and have to=20
reinstall.
With Gentoo you have higher flexibility on what you install and portage is=
=20
definitely thousands times better than YaST, in terms of configurabilty. Y=
ou=20
will still get the odd application that is buggy, but as a rule your system=
=20
will run lighter and faster because each binary is compiled from source wit=
h=20
the CFALGS and USE flags that you have specified for your system. On the o=
ther=20
hand it will take some time and effort to keep your Gentoo up to date.
Another difference between OpenSUSE and Gentoo is that you will not need to=
=20
reinstall Gentoo to get the latest desktop, or init system or what-ever sys=
tem=20
wide upgrade is next. With OpenSUSE upgrades imply a reinstallation (unles=
s=20
YaST got cleverer since the last time I used it). Invariably you will also=
=20
never need to reinstall Gentoo to fix any breakages - most problems you may=
=20
come across you will learn how to recover from with clever use of portage.
In conclusion:
If you prefer quick installation and easy/quick updates, but with limited=20
choice on what gets installed and how it is configured, and the OpenSUSE su=
ite=20
of packages will meet your application needs comprehensively, then OpenSUSE=
is=20
a well polished distro that will fit the bill.
If you value higher performance and a much higher degree of configurability=
,=20
then Gentoo will be your choice; but that comes at the expense of a=20
protracted installation process (especially if you have not done this befor=
e)=20
and some admin time on a regular basis to keep your system and applications=
up=20
to date.
With Gentoo you will be *forced* to learn a lot to install your system and=
=20
keep it running. With OpenSUSE the learning curve will likely be considera=
bly=20
flatter.
It would be advisable to try them both out in LiveCDs (or even install them=
in=20
VMs) to see which you feel more comfortable working with. For a Gentoo bas=
ed=20
LiveCD you could try Sabayon: http://www.sabayon.org/ and this may also be=
=20
used for a quick (binary) installation of a Gentoo-like system.
HTH.
=2D-=20
Regards,
Mick
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