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I would like to work with you (and any other volunteers) to arrive at some post-install instructions for users to help them get a minimally usable system going. No one should need to reinvent the wheel. Something like the following: |
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How to setup a new user (boring for most, but most of |
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the distros do this automagically) |
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How to set make and use variables (and what their |
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significance is) |
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Very brief instructions for portage |
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Maybe something about the init structure and other topics |
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(the Gentoo way of doing things) |
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XFree |
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XFCE (or another simple window manager) |
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sylpheed (the best choice for mail, since it's so simple) |
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Netscape (a browser would be nice) |
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Sound card (at least a few common types) |
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Printer support (cups and related items probably) |
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For many users, dialup support (I use cable, so I will be of |
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limited help here). |
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Perhaps some suggestions for upgrading to keep current |
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As soon as I get up to speed with _rc5, I could prepare the XML documents, or I could drop back to _rc4 where I have that merged). |
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Your comments, please. |
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Collins Richey |
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Denver Area |
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Gentoo_rc5 XFCE |
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