Hope not to bother, but ask advice about converting a nominally successful
Sabayon install to Gentoo.

I've been away from Gentoo for a while, found Ubuntu a joy if for no other
reason than to have time to do what I want to use my system for.  I had
found Gentoo required an inordinant amount of time to maintain, and in
several installs, I have always been drawn away by the siren call of newer
and better unstable packages: eventually the systems became inconsistent
enough that I had to bail out.  I tried all kinds of make world, etc.,
tricks and tips.  Have NEVER had an emerge update to world go completely
well.  Maybe one of the problems is the number of packages I install.  I
just cannot spend three hours a day maintaining a system!

Two serious problems for me were Emacs as done for Ubuntu, and the lack of
TeXlive 2008.

But Ubuntu has some serious shortcomings, and some not so serious ones.  I
ended up installing Sabayon 4.1, and it's ok.  Had some trouble with "equo":
still don't really understand what it does, but I eventually have been using
emerge and just installing software of my choosing.  The experience has been
somewhat elevating, in that none of the problems I've encountered over the
past week have been insurmountable.

Meanwhile I am brushing up on Gentoo installation methods, with an eye to
being ready if the time comes ...

So what I am asking this list is about the differences and similarities
between Sabayon and Gentoo.  Years ago, I did the same thing, but in a short
time, my system was hosed when I started using emerge.  This time, seemingly
I have better luck, but I have not installed packages.

May I request pointers to useful information on this topic?  (The conversion
of a modern Sabayon install to Gentoo)?

Gentoo makes the most sense to me.  But Sabayon already has the hardware
under control.

Thank you,

Alan


Alan Davis

"...can the human soul be glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd
definitely need one of those very good ones with two eyepieces."

   -- Woody Allen, quoted by B. A. Palevitz