Gentoo Linux recently released it’s latest install live CD called Gentoo Linux 2007.0. Slashdot reported that it had some mixed reviews. The Gentoo Forums have a few reports of a buggy GUI installation process.

Personally, I think the GUI installation is a bit of overkill, but then I have never done it. I simply feel this way because the command line install worked so incredibly well for me that it seemed entirely unnecessary to have a GUI. Of course, I am a command line person, so perhaps I’m biased.

Still though, I am somewhat disappointed that Gentoo has invested so much time into a GUI installer. I know that the idea of a GUI installer is sexier than just making sure that other, more basic, packages work right, but in the long run having a solid set of packages to install is a lot more useful than a GUI Installer that people only use once. There are certainly enough difficulties in maintaining other packages to warrant the extra work.