🚀 go-pugleaf

"sven the unpleasant" <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.08.18.15.30.48.720915@liketoknow.com...
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:36:40 +0000, Ramen Junkie wrote:
>
> > "sven the unpleasant" <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote in message
> > news:pan.2004.08.17.21.58.25.148208@liketoknow.com...
> >> ...cause I'm gonna have to eat my words. Once upon a time not too long
> >> ago, some of you may remember me expressing my hatred towards Linux.
> >> Bitching about this, bitching about that, the usual whining that occurs
on
> >> an elementary school playground (probably not a valid comparison, as
> >> AGSC's average IQ is less than that of an average third grader). Well,
> >> after installing Gentoo, all my complaints have been whisked away.
Portage
> >> ensures working software that is easily installed, and it's not too
hard
> >> to add an ebuild to it. Everything works, with easy setup. So, for the
> >> first time in my Usenet career, I've made an ass of myself. Enjoy this
> >> while you can, for I doubt that this fluke will happen again.
> >
> > As a Lunix hater, I installed RedHat a while back.  I find even the
simplest
> > task requires an excessive amount of work and jumping through "security"
> > hoops.  Basically the machine sits under my desk now doing nothing more
than
> > serving my webpage.
>
> Gentoo's a tad harder to install, but easier to maintain. Not to mention
> that installing software is easier than on Windows, even. I just type
> "emerge <program>" and bam, I've got something new to play with.


I recently tried to install BitchX.  I did not succeed.  It doesn't appear
in the package installer.  I downloaded the GZ.TAR thing.  I Extracted the
contents.   Then nothing.  The contents didn't do anything.  I tried several
commands I found through google to no avail.
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