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From:	James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	[gentoo-user] Re: What's the best way to install gentoo on an OLD K6 box w/ tight memory & small disks?
Date:	Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:07:53
Message-Id:	`loom.20070124T185102-984@post.gmane.org`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] What's the best way to install gentoo on an OLD K6 box w/ tight memory & small disks? by Wolfgang Liebich

1	Wolfgang Liebich <Wolfgang.Liebich <at> siemens.com> writes:
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4	> I have a rather old computer (tyan motherboard, K6 processor) which
5	> currently runs debian. I want to convert it to a gentoo box. As the
6	> system is rather old and it's disks are very small by today's
7	> standards, too, I would like to hear about your experiences with such
8	> tight situations.
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11	Hello Wolfgang,
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13	I believe back in December, 2006 the devs release a live CD for old
14	586 class machines. It would have binaries that you could install
15	from a liveCD:
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17	http://www.gentoo.org/news/20061127-gwn.xml
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20	Locate the liveCD with this and simplify the installation process.
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22	hth,
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24	James
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