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Advanced users of GNU/Linux (and I mean advanced), remember to try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution, and (in contrast with Gentoo and Arch) is:
Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
With even the documentation licensed as FDL.
Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash.
No systemd (they've implemented their own init scripts system http://sourcemage.org/Init).
Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
Can heal broken installs.
Can also use flags.
Do you like Arch Linux's AUR? Do you like Gentoo's portage (or ports-like) package manager? With SMGL's "sorcery" you get all that. Making new spells (package build files) not found in the grimoire (repository of spells) is easy http://sourcemage.org/Spell/Book
Bash hackers welcome! Come and join http://sourcemage.org/
Installing SMGL is easy, here's the simplified process:
>boot a live Ubuntu (or whatever) USB drive
>go to SMGL website and download compressed archive of the base system
>partition and mount partition(s)
>extract the archive onto the new partition(s)
>chroot, set root passwd, hostname, configure network and locale, write fstab, install grub/lilo
>reboot
>compile a kernel (preferably the newest stable one from kernel.org)
>update sorcery, grimoires and the build toolchain
>rebuild the system (hold spells you've already built, so you don't build them twice)
The install guide will hold your hand through the whole process http://sourcemage.org/Install/Chroot
Do the chroot method, since the regular live ISO method guide is out of date currently.
Here's a list of common commands: https://pastebin.com/i4DALaNV
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For those interested in some history, Source Mage was originally called Sorcerer (first released in 2000, the same year as Gentoo), but due to some problems (around 2002), Sorcerer split into 3 distros: Lunar Linux (pretty much dead), Sorcerer (fork by the original creator, he took it offline for some reason and killed it) and Source Mage (with most of the original dev team).
By the time Source Mage got off the ground (2002), Gentoo had already amassed a large and vibrant community, basically leaving Source Mage in the dust.
Since Gentoo had much more momentum at a critical time, Source Mage remained in it's shadow ever since.
That's the reason why Source Mage is largely unknown now compared to Gentoo, despite technically being as old as Gentoo.
http://sourcemage.org/History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Mage#History
Despite all that, Source Mage is still a good distro.
The package management tools work well and there are still people working on them.
The problem is that the distro is so small right now, there are not enough people to maintain all the spells and keep them up with the upstream.
If you're going to install it, you should use the test grimoire (it's not bleeding edge, but it's quite up to date and fine for my needs at least).
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>How it's different from Gentoo
https://sourcemage.org/Comparison%20with%20Gentoo
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Oh it's this stupid thread again.
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>>62267953
stop shilling pls, I dont want to use your abandoned project
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>>62267953
Bash is literally shit. Gentoo may be using python, but at least it isn't bash
Gentoo > Source meme
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>>62267953
>Advanced users of GNU/Linux (and I mean advanced), remember to try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution, and (in contrast with Gentoo and Arch) is:
>Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
>Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
>With even the documentation licensed as FDL.
>Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
>Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash.
>Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
How are these NOT worse than the way gentoo does it?
Software fits together like shit, trying to mix versions and stuff as well as dealing with autistic upstream devs that refuse to patch stuff or do stuff in weird ways using only bash is a nightmare.
Python is amazing for stuff like package management.
this sounds like yet another linux distro that will die in a few months if it is not already dead
(its philosophy to me looks like "don't do anything to the source, fetch it and compile it, if there are incompatibilities tell the user to get FUCKED and that they are on their own"
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>>62269205
oh.... we had no idea you were a cute girl; dont worry we will be nicer to you now.
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Basically Gentoo except I can't set global useflags and have to fully configure every single package I install because it's more "secure"
AMAZING TOP TIER DISTRO
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>>62269746
SOURCE MEME BTFO
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