X from the sources

[Liam Proven]

On 14 February 2012 19:28, Arif Hossain <etothepowerpi at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
> First install a nice prebuilt flashy easy to use ubuntu/fedora desktop.
> Then install "virtualbox". Then istall either "gentoo" or
> freebsd/openbsd into it. Gentoo and these bsd's are built with
> "distributing software as sources" idea. I would go for BSD's, only
> because of their elegant "port" system. They have very clean
> minimalistic and rather easy "building from sources" system than
> mainstream linux distros. Popular Linux distros have a "binary package
> management system" at its core. Like debs or rpms. building from sources
> is always a pain in these. You will always get frustrated about
> dependencies, ENVs, PATHs, LD_CONFIGs etc. most pain is the upgrading a
> source install. BSD's have a very nice system of upgrading using cvsup.
> for binary package distribution system, linux works like a charm. But it
> realy sucks if you want hack "ls.c" :). which i regularly do in freebsd.
> Linux is my "Work machine". but when i wanna play, i would go BSD for
> sure.

This looks like good advice to me and is pretty much what I wanted to
say, only with more and better technical authority. :¬)

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