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On Thursday 13 June 2002 10:02 am, Francisco Gimeno wrote: |
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> > What do you think the odds are a linux newbie can successfully install |
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> > and configure gentoo? I have an old machine I am considering playing |
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> > around with but, some reveiws on the net I have read say my chances of |
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> > succeeding are horrible. What is your opinion? |
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> umm, what proccessor do you have? |
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> Do you know how many time is compiling a full system? |
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> About newbie or not... the install doc is marvellous... if you have some |
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> experience with linux, you won't have any problem. |
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I agree. If you don't mind reading the instructions and getting your hands |
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dirty, you'll do fine even as a newbie. |
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When I was a newbie the Linux kernel was at 0.48e or something, there weren't |
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any distros out yet (though I think slackware was forming), and to use SCSI |
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you had to hex edit a couple of bytes in the kernel. |
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All of which was much harder than installing Gentoo, so if you enjoy doing |
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things by hand and don't mind going out for a cup of coffee while big |
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packages compile, you'll have a great time and learn a lot. |
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Jean. |
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