When you marry xubuntu to gentoo you should get something good in return. Or so goes my logic.
For those of you who have tried xubuntu you are aware that in its basic state its a down to earth basic system and requires quite a bit of busy work to get it to be "on par" user friendliness wise with its big brother, ubuntu. Gentoo is much like it in the same way.
In Xubuntu we have apt, with many good repos available through all the efforts of ubuntu people. In Gentoo we have portage.
so here is the theory.
Install fresh xubuntu
kill everything related to apt (or keep it, whatever)
install portage
result... we have a solid ubuntu base with the luxuries of portage, as well as "some" speed benefits (as soon as we rebuilt the kernel for instance). So.... any thoughts? I figure i might try this when xubuntu dapper final is out.
so in preparation to see if portage plays nice with ubuntu, i am sacrificing my solid dapper beta install right now to get portage up and running.
For those of you who have tried xubuntu you are aware that in its basic state its a down to earth basic system and requires quite a bit of busy work to get it to be "on par" user friendliness wise with its big brother, ubuntu. Gentoo is much like it in the same way.
In Xubuntu we have apt, with many good repos available through all the efforts of ubuntu people. In Gentoo we have portage.
so here is the theory.
Install fresh xubuntu
kill everything related to apt (or keep it, whatever)
install portage
result... we have a solid ubuntu base with the luxuries of portage, as well as "some" speed benefits (as soon as we rebuilt the kernel for instance). So.... any thoughts? I figure i might try this when xubuntu dapper final is out.
so in preparation to see if portage plays nice with ubuntu, i am sacrificing my solid dapper beta install right now to get portage up and running.
