Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 07:09:53 -0700 From: vayu <vayu@sklinks.com> To: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Linux distro with ports/package type system? Message-ID: <DCF87AC5-A440-41B8-8101-520AA8033586@sklinks.com> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a0605150215h55131ac8id8c04db51b720558@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef10de9a0605150215h55131ac8id8c04db51b720558@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 15, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Nikolas Britton wrote: > I have an older 440MX based laptop that I'm fairly sure FreeBSD won't > like, I don't want to run windows on this box... so I'm looking for a > Linux distro that has a ports like system. > > I need KDE, X.org, and a 2.6 kernel installed by default... dammit... > I don't want to #$%! with Linux, maybe I'll give FreeBSD another try > first, anyways, thanks for the suggestions guys. > > I've heard that Gentoo's package management system "Portage" is inspired by FreeBSDs ports, but I believe it's a bit of work to install and compile a working system. I've been using Debian based Kubuntu on my laptop, and find the package management excellent. The installation and maintenance is easy. It's my choice when I want to install and go.
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