[luau] Gentoo emerge vs Debian apt-get

Dustin Cross dusty at sandust.com
Mon Mar 31 19:52:00 PST 2003


Looks like their April Fools joke got out a day early!

I am begining to think Debian is the right choice, but I am still
interested in Gentoo.  I am starting to test them both.

Dusty



> Dustin Cross wrote:
>> #apt-get -u upgrade
>>
>> #emerge -e world
>
> Things have changed and gentoo is moving to the rpm format for package
> management.  This link below is from the evolving slashdot discussion.
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20030401-newsletter.xml
>
> I prefer Debian for a production machine with easy updating.  If you
> use  the stable version, you can be sure that running apt-get update
> and  apt-get upgrade will keep you safe and secure within the Debian
> community.  You will never have to pay anything for updates, and you
> have a frightfully large package base to choose from.  I have not used
> gentoo, but it seems like a build it yourself debian distribution that
> requires a very good mind to keep it updated and stable.
>
> Considering your collection of and affinity for older hardware, debian
> can become your friend.  I would consider it among the best server
> platforms unless you move over to freebsd.
>
> scott
>
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