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Which distro is best suited for IT/CS people?

Mint is suffice
11
73%
Arch Linux
1
7%
Gentoo
0
No votes
I think one is best suited for IT people while another is best suited for CS people (explain in post)
0
No votes
Other (explain in post)
3
20%
 
Total votes: 15

coder123

Re: Which distro is best for IT/CS person

Post by coder123 »

BigEasy wrote:I so lazy to check what distrowatch saying about gentoo, but I know that gentoo.org say different.
mmm...I see what you mean. After glancing at the gentoo philosophy it seems like it's mainly about being compatible with a bunch of software which mint already is. My bad.
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Re: Which distro is best for IT/CS person

Post by BigEasy »

Gentoo is for those who want and can construct system for themselves from sources.
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coder123

Re: Which distro is best for IT/CS person

Post by coder123 »

BigEasy wrote:Gentoo is for those who want and can construct system for themselves from sources.
Well so is Arch then no? Which leads to asking why someone would choose Arch over Gentoo and vice-versa. (aside from the fact that Arch has a lot more documentation)
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Re: Which distro is best for IT/CS person

Post by xenopeek »

coder123 wrote:Which leads to asking why someone would choose Arch over Gentoo and vice-versa.
Because of personal preference, or what best suited their needs at the time, or what DVD they happened to have laying around when they wanted to install a Linux :wink:

The Arch wiki has an article comparing Arch with other distros to give you some ideas. See here for Gentoo: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar ... ntoo_Linux
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Re: Which distro is best for IT/CS person

Post by coder123 »

xenopeek wrote:
coder123 wrote:Which leads to asking why someone would choose Arch over Gentoo and vice-versa.
Because of personal preference, or what best suited their needs at the time, or what DVD they happened to have laying around when they wanted to install a Linux :wink:

The Arch wiki has an article comparing Arch with other distros to give you some ideas. See here for Gentoo: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar ... ntoo_Linux
Oh ok yeah that makes sense. You would choose one over the other based on advanced specifics.
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