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Corvus Corax wrote: |
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> This topic goes quite long now doesnt it? |
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> Is it realle the question if /etc/init.d should be masked or not? |
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> Since every user is able to change this himself i`d like to say the real |
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> question is: |
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> What initial knowledge requirements should a newbee GENTOO USER have? |
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> Here comes a list, what i think a gentoo user needs to know till now to |
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> install a new gentoo onto his mashine: |
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> general LINUX knowledge -- the user should have used Linux before |
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> knowledge of bash -- you need it to install at least base-layout |
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> knowledge of nano / vi -- without knowing how to use an editor he is lost <g> |
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> knowledge how to setup |
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> either LAN |
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> or PPPd / dialin |
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> or ADSL /cable / ... -- without the user wont get a single ebuild |
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> installed |
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> knowledge how to configure |
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> the kernel -- imagine one who has never made the |
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> make menuconfig && make dep && make clean && make bzImage && |
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> make modules && make modules_install && |
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> cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot ... --->completely LOST! |
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> knowledge how to setup |
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> his preferred boot-loader -- which does he want? grub? lilo?, ... but you |
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> need one. |
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> knowledge how to compile -- should know about the usual ./configure && |
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> make && make install series or not? |
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> knowledge of the portage sys -- a user who trys to install gentoo without |
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> having read the docs on gentoo.org? ooops <g> |
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> to be continued... |
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> Hmmm don't you think a user who got thus far doesnt know how the init process |
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> works, and what he has to do with the ._cfg00?_* files ? especially since |
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> emerge prompts for them after every installed ebuild? |
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> my opinion, as an gentoo user --- Corvus V Corax |
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Like I mentionned before, that's probably what gentoo require today. |
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Once you have a distro on CD where it can process with some of those |
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steps automatically you'll still get new users just because of the |
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portage way of doing things. |
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And with the documentation available on the web site, someone may get to |
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install gentoo without that much knowledge. |
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Yannick Koehler |
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