I've never had that kind of problem with debian based distros. Did you rtfm?

On 5/5/09, Umberto Tozzato <cape@???> wrote:
> Ok but a gentoo portage is much better than a silly apt-get (in my
> opinion). And creating an automated building enviroment it's harder than
> just adding patches in a build tree.
>
> Dunno... it's always linux in the end ;-) , it's just that every deb
> distro that i've tried always left me with some bitterness in the
> mouth.. always slower than normal and lot's of hardware problem...
>
>
> Jastrzebski wrote:
>> Hi Umberto!
>> Just to be clear...
>> Please notice you have source packages in Debian too, so you can
>> compile stuff on your own (with all features like dependencies) and
>> it's you, who choose if it's source-based ("karma-rich") or
>> precompiled distro.
>> If packages are heavy or not - no matter if it's .rpm or .deb - its
>> only matter of what you choose, the apps used to low-level package
>> management (rpm, apt or dpkg, or even aptitude) are pretty lightweight.
>> Debian standard text-mode netinstaller without tweaking needs 48 MB,
>> not so much (don't know Fedora's). It is very much comparing to Slack
>> (you can get to 4MB or something...), but not so much if you have
>> regular PC even 10-12 years old.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Uki
>>
>> Umberto Tozzato pisze:
>>> Hi all!
>>> It's been a while since the last time that i posted something and
>>> that's because i'm not using d:b anymore... Yes, i switched to the
>>> more solid and k.i.s.s. Arch Linux [give it a shot dude! it's great
>>> :-) ].
>>>
>>> Anyway, since you're talking 'but d:b 3 i feel like a personal
>>> feedback from a passionate linux user could be helpfull...
>>>
>>> So, d:b was the first Linux distro that i ever tried and i used it
>>> for 6 months or so.
>>> The good:
>>> - Super low latency kernel
>>> - Very lite (but not exactly simple.. too many symlinks makes me vomit)
>>> - Nice set of apps, usually working from default
>>> - Homeless compatible (super cool nest, but sometimes screws up...)
>>> - Great support from the community ;-)
>>> - Modules support (still the best way to "install" apps)
>>> - Somewhat expiring and beautiful piece of software. It's got and
>>> heart i tell you!
>>>
>>> The bad:
>>> - Installing a distro can be useful to improve overall performances
>>> (boot-up time, optimized partition with selected FSs, ecc..)
>>> - Installing but especially Uninstalling dependencies and other
>>> "minor" software without a packet manager it's a pain in the arse
>>> dude...
>>>
>>> That's it. Anyway, i don't think deb is a good choice for d:b3...
>>> first it's pretty heavy, and second it's not as edgy as other modern
>>> distros.
>>> Fedora has a great repo. Probably better than the deb repo, but still
>>> i would stick with something like gentoo, or arch (you know that
>>> karma benefit from compiling souces :-) ). They're easy to customize
>>> and they're both very fast and reliable. Repos (or build systems) are
>>> pretty good and support is great.
>>
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