Two Years of Gentoo.
I was reading something yesterday where a Windows user was mentioning the typical biannual format and reinstall of the operating system. This is something that most ‘power users,’ and I use the term loosely when applying it to Windows, are quite familiar with; the OS just collects so much junk that it ceases to function optimally, even for Windows. In defense of Windows, I gather XP doesn’t suffer from that problem as much, but the general nature of applications installing dynamic link libraries randomly within the system folder is still very much there.
Actually, saying “Two Years of Gentoo” isn’t correct, now that I check. I didn’t install Gentoo until November of 2003, but the point being (I suppose) is two years of Linux in general on this workstation. That also means I’ve been using Linux as my desktop OS since June of 2001… wow, right?
I have never had to format and reinstall Gentoo. I don’t see the need anywhere down the line for doing it either. The OS runs just as well fourteen months post installation as it did originally.
I’m very happy that I made the switch.