Daniel Sheppard
2/6/2007 11:55:00 PM
> It depends on what sort of server you're looking at. As you state,
> Ubuntu is a desktop OS, as is Gentoo. That really leaves you with two
> practical options, depending mainly on which package
> management system
> you prefer, RPM/Yum or apt.
Gentoo is not a desktop OS - it's not really geared that way at all -
sure the fact that you can compile everything optimised for your
processor makes for a potentially faster desktop experience, but there's
no real attempt to create a unified desktop experience like you'll find
in ubuntu and most of the commercial offerings.
I personally use gentoo on my server - I like the flexibility that
portage gives to the build process - especially for the transparency of
the update process.
Dan.