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Charles Jenkins wrote: |
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> I'm interested in getting Gentoo Linux, but I have a 56k dialup |
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> connection. Do I understand correctly that the install CD will want |
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> to download stuff, if, for example, I ask for KDE 3? |
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> I'm trying to determine if Gentoo is practical for a slow-speed |
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> dialup user. |
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Yes, definitely, once you get past the initial downloads. Once you are |
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up and running, a source distribution requires much less downloading |
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than a binary one to keep it up to date. |
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Ian Smith |
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