Re:I Built Linux from Scratch
by jonhohle on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @02:38PM
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Until I moved to FreeBSD in the mid 2000s I ran Gentoo primarily. Even though it had a bit more hand holding than LFS, it still taught me a lot and getting to choose implementations allowed consideration of design choices (cron, mail, syslog, etc.).
I’ve tried to return a few times but it’s a bit different now and I’m happy enough with FreeBSD that I don’t have much place for it. I do wish more embedded distros would have started with Gentoo (specifically ARM SBCs).
Re:I Built Linux from Scratch
by bombcar on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:49PM
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I think one of the advantages of Gentoo or LFS is you get an “introduction” to a bunch of the various parts, so that when you need to change something in the future you know where to start looking.
I’ve tried to return a few times but it’s a bit different now and I’m happy enough with FreeBSD that I don’t have much place for it. I do wish more embedded distros would have started with Gentoo (specifically ARM SBCs).