Yeah same. There are some types of text file where gedit doesn’t even appear as an option. Like sometimes I don’t want to open .xml files in the browser.

I was able to set VScode for .xml files but not gedit. It’s not a huge deal but that one thing makes gnome feel like immature software.

Gentoo is great because they give you step by step directions for systemd and openrc so you can see the differences in action. (If you choose to read both sets of directions)

What distro do you use with runnit?

Oof that stance on dependency resolution is a big no for me. As much as I hated building gnome from source it was amazing that Gentoo can do that in a single command.

Ah my mistake. I’m just generally curious about what distros use an alternative to systemd (not that I have any issues with systemd myself but I like variety).

So I googled what init system Slackware uses and read this page.

http://slackware.com/config/init.php (no https)

They mention several scripts on that page and that’s why I thought they use scripts.

But I haven’t actually used the Slackware yet. Suppose I should though since I’m interested.

I was reading about Slackware today and it seems their init system still uses system V and lots of scripts.

So I’d definitely recommend that OS to anyone curious about the old style of init system.

I tried both. They have the exact same questions.

However the one op posted respects the “I don’t want systemd” request. And I personally prefer to get multiple answers.

But the mobile webdesign on ops posted link was not great. So it’s a wash for me.

I’ve definitely made similar errors dual booting. I don’t know what your budget or hardware is like but if you can fit a second hard drive in your computer it is very worthwhile for distro hopping.

The second hard drive will let you install whatever boot loader the USB installer wants to install without overwriting the bootloader on the first hard drive.

Modern grub is pretty magical and should detect both OSs either way.

But yeah that’s why there are so many warnings in every Linux distro about installing grub. You do not want to mess with a currently working bootloader.

This is mostly because the bootloader needs to be in a very specific location on the hard drive and so you can’t just install it anywhere. Which means you have to overwrite the old boot loader if you choose to install a new one.

I found Gentoo more helpful than LFS because with LFS you compile about 80 packages from source one at a time but you don’t learn too much about the packages.

LFS gave me much more awareness of what packages actually come with a Linux install but Gentoo taught me more about configuring and booting a Linux system.

Although I’d definitely recommend both to anyone wanting to learn. I’d do Gentoo first then LFS.

Edit: LFS is also a masterclass in cross compiling so if that’s something you’re curious about LFS is the way to go.