• msage@programming.dev
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    8 hours ago

    What did Gentoo teach you about Linux?

    I main it (and am never switching again btw), but I learned absolutely nothing new. Packages build themselves, and everything works.

    I was hoping to learn new things about compiling from source, but I guess I will have to make ebuilds for that.

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      6 hours ago

      I guess more about setup and what other distros do for you behind the scenes. Everyone always talks about how bare bones arch is, but it still does a lot behind the scenes with config and setup, especially with encryption