From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Received: by 10.182.22.138 with SMTP id d10mr91149980obf.37.1426983466837; Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: voidlinux@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.182.19.194 with SMTP id h2ls1191727obe.37.gmail; Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.182.107.228 with SMTP id hf4mr748407obb.6.1426983466646; Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Logen Kain To: voidlinux@googlegroups.com Message-Id: Subject: What's a complete "just works" distro? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_159_1810286492.1426983466163" ------=_Part_159_1810286492.1426983466163 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_160_2084243995.1426983466163" ------=_Part_160_2084243995.1426983466163 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit tl;dr: Me rambling and mostly figuring it out on my own, read at your own risk. I often say VoidLinux has one big con: All other distros feel slow once you use Void. It actually is a con for me at this point, because I'm looking for a "just works" distro. The last time I tried to use Ubuntu, it was at least 100 times slower than Void (and also rarely "just works"). Apt is slower during a normal update, than it takes fglrx to do it's thing. In addition to all those problems, Ubuntu has a way of frustrating me as much as a set of headphones that have that broken wire that almost works if you twist it just right. Are there any distros out there that have at least a fraction the speed Void does? I'd like to have a distro on hand that has tons of packages so it's easier to test new programs I find out about that are not available on void. The only distro I can think of that might match this requirement is Sabayon. The only other distro that comes close, aside from Sabayon, is Arch LInux. I'm actually looking into audio/video production, so any distros that are good for that, as well as being fast, is what I'm looking for. xbps and runit spoil me. I expect too much from my operating systems now. Honestly, I'll probably just spin up Arch in a VM to test packages. If I like the program, then I'll try to package it for Void. Void is missing a lot of packages for the artist community. Unrelated question: How the hell does Void seemingly never break? I've seen a couple issues over the time I've been with Void, but it all seems to get fixed without my intervention. On Arch Linux, if I forget to update for a week, my system would crash if I tried to update. Perhaps Gentoo would work out, just build a machine specifically for audio production and just never update it. Anyway, I've pretty much answered myself here, but I'm going to post anyway. Perhaps there is something I'm not seeing. ------=_Part_160_2084243995.1426983466163 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
tl;dr:
  Me rambling and mostly figuring it out on= my own, read at your own risk.

I often say VoidLinux has one big co= n:
  All other distros feel slow once you use Void.

It actua= lly is a con for me at this point, because I'm looking for a "just works" d= istro.  The last time I tried to use Ubuntu, it was at least 100 times= slower than Void (and also rarely "just works").
Apt is slower during a= normal update, than it takes fglrx to do it's thing.  In addition to = all those problems, Ubuntu has a way of frustrating me as much as a set of = headphones that have that broken wire that almost works if you twist it jus= t right.

Are there any distros out there that have at least a fracti= on the speed Void does?  I'd like to have a distro on hand that has to= ns of packages so it's easier to test new programs I find out about that ar= e not available on void.

The only distro I can think of that might m= atch this requirement is Sabayon.

The only other distro that comes c= lose, aside from Sabayon, is Arch LInux.


I'm actually looking in= to audio/video production, so any distros that are good for that, as well a= s being fast, is what I'm looking for.

xbps and runit spoil me. = ; I expect too much from my operating systems now.


Honestly, I'l= l probably just spin up Arch in a VM to test packages.  If I like the = program, then I'll try to package it for Void.  Void is missing a lot = of packages for the artist community.

Unrelated question:  How = the hell does Void seemingly never break?  I've seen a couple issues o= ver the time I've been with Void, but it all seems to get fixed without my = intervention.  On Arch Linux, if I forget to update for a week, my sys= tem would crash if I tried to update.


Perhaps Gentoo would work = out, just build a machine specifically for audio production and just never = update it.

Anyway, I've pretty much answered myself here, but I'm go= ing to post anyway.  Perhaps there is something I'm not seeing.
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