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Okay why is your distro the best? (programming.dev)
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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 days ago

I've tried Exherbo more times than I can count, but never managed to make it my daily driver. It really needs that kind of commitment to make the best of it. With Exherbo, you've really got to go from 0 to >9000, with nothing between, becoming a developer of it straight away.

And yeah, +1 Gentoo+binhost. Though I do miss the USE="-*" approach to gentoo (like I did in 2011(ish)), adding things only as needed, per package. Great education. And keeps the system very tight to just meet needs, and no more.