🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:11:48 +0000, Ramen Junkie wrote:

> "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.

On Gentoo:

#su
Password:<password>
#emerge sync
#emerge search bitchx
*  net-irc/bitchx
      Latest version available: 1.1-r1
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 2,473 kB
      Homepage:    http://www.bitchx.org/
      Description: An IRC Client
      License:     GPL-2
#emerge -k bitchx

Badabing, badaboom.