Is gentoo really just a meme? What are the benefits in using

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>>61116364
install gentoo

install arch

>>61116513
why tho

>>61116364
You'll probably learn a lot of unix probably other stuff. I learned a lot on tougher distros but honestly I always try to run the easiest distros I can and would have not subjected myself to that shit if there were other options at the time

install debian

>>61116364
Just stick with Ubuntu. There's no shame in sticking with a "beginner's distro" if it does everything you need it to do. Ubuntu is the most popular distro out there and that makes it easy to figure out a way to fix things if they don't work. It also has a good number of packages available for it.

Tired shit-tier memes aside, Gentoo's big draw is that everything is compiled for the machine you're using. This means it will run a bit faster. Portage, the package manager is also pretty nice. Wouldn't say it's worth the trouble.

>>61117477
>Gentoo's big draw is that everything is compiled for the machine you're using
The other side of it is like >>61116797 said, manually installing from scratch following a handbook/guide will teach you a lot but it's something you only want to do once

t. gentoo/xfce user back in 2003/2004

You can still learn Linux on any distro. "Acquire" some Linux educational resources if you want to learn it. Heavily relying on a guide for something you'd only do once or twice doesn't really get those learning juices flowing.

>>61117978
If you follow the guide and do it correctly, you only *have* to do it once...

>>61118304
until you sell that pc, fuck off overseas for a year and then build a new one when you get home...