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On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 15:39:04 -0600 Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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> On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 10:27:44PM +0100, Rev. Brendan Murphy wrote: |
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> > Just a few questions :- |
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> > 1. Problem with my isp cuts me off at regular intervals, so is |
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> > it posible to install gentoo by downloading the pkgs ect. install |
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> > scripts and install from a partition. |
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> We have a build CD that is only around 40 Megs or so; maybe that would |
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> work? |
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> > 2. GCC can compile for the K6 family of processors can portage |
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> > add this option not i586. |
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I presume that you can add anything that |
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is legitimate for the GCC compiler in /etc/make.conf CHOST=, CFLAGS=, |
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CXXFLAGS=, and portage will use it. |
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> You can add the appropriate options to /etc/make.conf. |
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> > 3. Why do all linux distros presume we are attatched to a |
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> > network via lan my computer is a standalone no network card. |
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> Don't know :) |
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I'll presume to answer your question. All distros do not presume a |
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network connection. Many of the distros are supplied on CDROM, and some |
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even provide an update service on CDROM. You can certainly try one of |
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these. |
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Gentoo is by design an install-and-upgrade-from-source distro; a network |
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connection is required. Gentoo is still very much in start up mode - not |
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even at version 1.0. I get good results using my cable connection, but I |
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might not be as pleased if I had only a 56K dialup connection or, God |
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forbid, no connection. |
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I would think that Gentoo as well will offer CDROMs once they have all of |
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the other distro details nailed down, but that doesn't appear to be in the |
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cards right now. There's too much work left to do to worry about |
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distributing CDROMs. |
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I'm a committed Gentoo fan, and I don't want to scare you off, but you |
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might want to try something like VectorLinux. They offer a workable, |
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up-to-date distro that uses minimal space, and a CDROM is available. But |
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you'll still want to download additional software, and that's going to be |
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painful, especially if you don't have a reliable ISP. |
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Or, maybe you have a friend with a high speed connection that could |
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download and burn CDROMs for you? |
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