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    "They just have to read the documentation" (discuss.tchncs.de)
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    [–] [email protected] 88 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    "Gentoo" because fuck you personally.

    [–] [email protected] 63 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_From_Scratch

    Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a type of a Linux installation and the name of a book written by Gerard Beekmans, and as of May 2021, mainly maintained by Bruce Dubbs. The book gives readers instructions on how to build a Linux system from source. The book is available freely from the Linux From Scratch site.

    LWN.net reviewed LFS in 2004:[19]

    Linux From Scratch is a wonderful project. It should become a compulsory reading material for all Linux training courses, and something that every Linux enthusiast should complete at least once. This would also create another interesting side effect: people who tend to be quick in expressing dissatisfaction on the distributions' mailing lists and forums would probably show a lot more respect for the developers. Installing a ready-made distribution is a trivial task. Building up a set of 4 CDs containing a stable, secure and reliable operating system, plus thousands of applications, is most definitely not.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    I did this once. I got to a command line installation and I think I either borked installing a usable desktop environment, or I was just sick of it all and decided I wouln't be getting working hibernation or Wi-Fi this way anyway and the slightly lower resources used wasn't worth it.

    I think I had tried Gentoo before that and must have decided I didn't like myself for some reason.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

    β€œSome DIY is fun, some is stuff we do by mistake because β€˜well how hard can it be anyway?’ and it teaches us a lot for the next project. The rest we do purely to spite ourselves, because we should be able to do it, damnit!”

    -thing I said to a friend who asked why I was putting so much effort on myself when I could just buy a flat-pack for the same cost and 99% less effort.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

    Which distro should I pick?
    @[email protected]: No

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

    This just reminds me of my first experience with Linux in the late 90’s. Yes they had installers that got the base system working, but then you had to compile so much.