Gentoo uses it's own package management system called portage, and
it's source-based.  You download sources through it's package
management system, compile the packages, and manage compilation flags
and package storage through a centralized /ec/make.conf file.

I've been using it for years now, I like it.

not sure about the livedvd though.. I only use gentoo distributed live cds.

--Dan

On 10/25/05, Josh Coffman <josh_coffman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> someone once recommended gentoo to me... I've recently
> run into a couple guys (not plug members) that also
> run
> gentoo. So I started thinking... Anyway, on
> distrowatch there was an article on rr4; a livedvd
> based on gentoo. know if it's pretty faithful to
> gentoo?
>
> any laptops on gentoo? is it hard to keep gentoo boxen
> updated?
>
> I'm still pretty green and the idea of gentoo installs
> is a little scary to me. Not to mention that while I
> like to play around with stuff and try distros, I
> don't
> have a lot of time to mess with it.
>
> ..just asking for your 2 cents.
>
> thanks
> -j
>
>
>
>
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