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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Nick Rout |
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:12 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path? |
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> On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:20:36 -0500 |
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> Derek Tracy wrote: |
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> > Part way through the online handbook I noticed that they |
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> standardized |
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> > the Stage3 install. I figured that since the developers |
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> thought it was |
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> > best to use a Stage3 install then why not give it a shot. |
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> I read your message and was surprised at this. Last time I |
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> read the handbooks the Handbook gave stage 1/2/3 options and |
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> the 2005.1 handbook stuck to stage 3. (Talking x86 here, I |
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> have never done an instal on other architectures). |
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> Now, like you, I read this in the Handbook: |
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> "Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations |
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> using a stage1 or stage2 tarball are not supported anymore." |
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> WTF? When did this happen? |
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> Nick Rout |
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This one caught me off guard as well. I am used to installing from a |
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stage 1 tarball. When I recently installed to my new AMD64 machine, I |
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was surprised to see this was no longer covered in the handbook. It was |
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easily fixed with an emerge system though. |
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-tracy |
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