Is Gentoo for noobs?

[Eejay]

Is this Gentoo good for Noobs or is Gentoo one of those more complicated version of Linux

[ZenelithCalling]

Originally posted by Eejay
Is this Gentoo good for Noobs or is Gentoo one of those more complicated version of Linux

From what I understand, using Gentoo will really give you a great understanding of yer pc. For an easier install, I used Vida Linux and it gives you stage 3 gentoo install. It uses a graphical installer which was very easy to use. Might be worth a look. Just my $.02 worth.

HTH
-Z

[serz]

Originally posted by Eejay
Is this Gentoo good for Noobs or is Gentoo one of those more complicated version of Linux

No, I would never recommend Gentoo to a person that knows nothing about Linux.

[michaeln]

Originally posted by serz
No, I would never recommend Gentoo to a person that knows nothing about Linux.

I second that.

[Choozo]

Originally posted by serz
No, I would never recommend Gentoo to a person that knows nothing about Linux.

Agree!

And especially in view of your other post here that gave me the impression that you had landed on something real easy to install - and getting phone support.

[Eejay]

Thanks
I already purchased SUSE Linux 9.2 professional edition brand new direct from the factory.
I usually do not buy second hand but made an acceptation and decided to get a copy of Gentoo to test it out on the laptop, just for kicks, then when I get used to SUSE Linux 9.2 professional, I will install Gentoo on my main computer.
Thanks for the replies

I asked this question in a thread that had already been started, and then a Mod moved it here. I apologize if the Comment was not in the right area to begin with.

[Uranus]

I started off with Gentoo, and loved it (still do) - I'd been reading about linux for 2 or 3 months intensively though. Like, I new how to compile a kernel before I'd ever typed a "ls"-command
Anyway, if you want to learn a lot and want a capable system that will require a capable user (which you will become if you keep learning and trying) you could use Gentoo - it won't work perfectly immediately, you'll always have little problems with X and kernels and stuff like that when you start off, but you can generally do what you want.
If you can follow a guide and have some basic knowledge, you can install Gentoo - you learn a lot in the process, but you might not be able to use the system unless you understand what you are doing, instead of just doing it.
Sam