Screenshot of QEMU VM showing an ASCII Gentoo Logo + system info

I followed Mental Outlaw’s 2019 guide and followed the official handbook to get up-to-date instructions and tailored instructions for my system, the process took about 4 hours however I did go out for a nice walk while my kernel was compiling. Overall I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot about the Linux kernel while doing it.

I’m planning on installing it to my hardware soon, this was to get a feel for the process in a non-destructive way.

  • demonsword@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    I remember trying to install gentoo back in 2007… gave up after 3h of endless compiling and came back running to debian

    • projectmoon@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      It’s very different now. Much more smooth. Of course you still configure the system manually. But following the handbook will get you a working system pretty easily.

      • demonsword@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 months ago

        oh, I don’t doubt that, all distros I’ve come across have come a long way since I’ve began using linux