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On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Mark Guertin wrote: |
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> Not to sound nasty, but did you _read_ the docs for installation? Almost |
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> all of the stuff you have asked for the last few days have been covered |
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> wither by the docs or by the archives of this mailing list, and in the |
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> forums as well. |
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Mark: |
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As a matter of fact: Yes. Repeatedly. Have you?! |
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The docs, while packed chock full o' useful administrivia, are repleat |
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with omissions and do NOT answer _most_ of my questions: |
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1. The difference between xf86config and Xeasyconfig |
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2. emerge'ing xfree86 AND xeasyconf |
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3. A clear distinction between the stage tarballs and live-CD's |
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4. What to do when the resolver libraries aren't installed automatically |
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5. How long it should take (in hours) to emerge xfree86 & kdebase |
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6. Why kdebase won't emerge when one of its' prerequisites - kdeaddons - |
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is masked by the global configuration. |
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7. Why <opt>+<fn>+<f#> may not work on a PB and what to do about it |
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The list goes on... |
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One might be inclined to draw the conclusion that... |
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A. I don't know anything, or |
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B. Gentoo is far from easy-to-install and well-documented. |
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I've got plenty of experience with Linux/Solaris and I've read plenty of |
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incomplete documentation and am inclined to respond that 'B' is the more |
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apropriate answer. I'm sure that as Gentoo matures and its' growth slows |
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to allow the documentation to catch-up, installation will become smoother |
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but for the moment the documentation is neither intuitive nor completely |
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in-sync with the distibution. |
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I really AM commited to helping Gentoo become more admin-friendly by |
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providing a throrough examination of the documentation from a new-users' |
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eyes and I look forward to being able to brag that "I've been using Gentoo |
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since way back when..." So, in the mean time I'll continue breaking |
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things, making note of my experience, asking questions, and sharing my |
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experience whenever possible. |
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Eric P. |
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Sunnyvale, CA |
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