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On 27/03/12 02:47 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Alexandre Rostovtsev |
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> <tetromino@g.o> |
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>> The partitioning scheme is something that the user needs to |
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>> decide on *before* getting Gentoo up and running. After the user |
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>> had finished installing the operating system, it's too late to |
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>> inform him about the advantages of a separate /usr/portage. |
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> Yes and no (if you have free space, you could easily move |
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> /usr/portage - some other changes are harder). |
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> However, you could extend this line of argument to raid, lvm, and |
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> even stuff like the use of systemd or an alternative package |
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> manager. All of those things are much easier to implement if you |
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> just start out with them. |
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> I'm all for creating a wiki to talk about some alternative |
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> options. Perhaps even link to it at the start of the handbook in |
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> the intro (if you're not in a rush and want to read about more |
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> advanced configurations, check out ...). |
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> However, I tend to agree that the handbook should be a |
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> nearly-foolproof no-frills Gentoo installation. |
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You know, we have "Code Listing 2.1: Filesystem Example" in Section 4, |
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we could always adjust that to have a /usr/portage partition in it |
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(take a bit of space away from /home, or something) |
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It doesn't recommend/require anything, but when users see it they'll |
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think about it. |
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