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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-install-hppa-medium.xml |
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Log: |
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Removing networkless-only description and use the current ones instead. Based of |
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hb-install-hppa-medium.xml for 2004.3, substituted 2004.3 with 2005.1 and livecd |
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with installation cd. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.32 +295 -45 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml?rev=1.32&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml?rev=1.32&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.31&r2=1.32&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-install-hppa-medium.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.31 |
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retrieving revision 1.32 |
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diff -u -r1.31 -r1.32 |
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--- hb-install-hppa-medium.xml 9 Aug 2005 09:43:58 -0000 1.31 |
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+++ hb-install-hppa-medium.xml 10 Aug 2005 11:13:37 -0000 1.32 |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml,v 1.31 2005/08/09 09:43:58 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml,v 1.32 2005/08/10 11:13:37 swift Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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-<version>1.25</version> |
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-<date>2005-08-08</date> |
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+<version>1.26</version> |
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+<date>2005-08-10</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
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<!-- Copy/paste from hb-install-x86-medium.xml --> |
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<!-- START --> |
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<section> |
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-<title>The Gentoo Universal Installation CD</title> |
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+<title>The Gentoo Installation Approaches</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files. A |
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-stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal |
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+Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files. |
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+A stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal |
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environment. |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's |
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- software management system) and a couple of packages on which the |
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- compiler or Portage depends. |
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- </li> |
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- <li> |
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- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal |
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- environment from which one can start building all other necessary |
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- applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. |
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- </li> |
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- <li> |
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- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully |
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- deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, |
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- needs to choose which one you want to install. |
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- </li> |
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+ A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's |
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+ software management system) and a couple of packages on which the compiler |
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+ or Portage depends. |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal |
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+ environment from which one can start building all other necessary |
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+ applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully |
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+ deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, |
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+ needs to choose which one you want to install. |
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+ </li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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-We will opt for a stage3 installation throughout this document. If you want to |
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-perform a Gentoo installation using the stage1 or stage2 files, please use the |
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-installation instructions in the <uri |
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-link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-hppa.xml">Gentoo Handbook</uri>. They do |
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-require a working Internet connection though. |
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+To help you decide what stage file you want to use, we have written down the |
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+major advantages and disadvantages of each stage file. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>A Stage1 Approach</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+A <e>stage1</e> is used when you want to bootstrap and build the entire system |
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+from scratch. |
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</p> |
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+<p> |
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+Starting from a stage1 allows you to have total control over the |
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+optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is |
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+initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for |
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+power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great |
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+installation method for those who would like to know more about the |
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+inner workings of Gentoo Linux. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<table> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Stage1</th> |
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+ <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti> |
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+ Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and optional |
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+ build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system |
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+ </ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti>Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti>Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>-</th> |
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+ <ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>-</th> |
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+ <ti> |
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+ If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is a waste of time |
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+ </ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+</table> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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-<title>Gentoo Universal Installation CD</title> |
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+<title>A Stage2 Approach</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-An Installation CD is a bootable medium which contains a self-sustained Gentoo |
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-environment. It allows you to boot Linux from the CD. During the boot process |
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-your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers are loaded. The Gentoo |
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-Installation CDs are maintained by Gentoo developers. |
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+A <e>stage2</e> is used for building the entire system from a bootstrapped |
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+"semi-compiled" state. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-There currently are two Installation CDs available: |
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+Stage2 installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process; doing this |
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+is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose |
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+for your particular stage2 tarball. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<table> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Stage2</th> |
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+ <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti>You don't need to bootstrap</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti>Faster than starting with stage1</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>+</th> |
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+ <ti>You can still tweak your settings</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>-</th> |
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+ <ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>-</th> |
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+ <ti>It's still not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>-</th> |
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+ <ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+</table> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>A Stage3 Approach</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+A <e>stage3</e> installation contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has been |
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+built for you. You will only need to build a few packages of which we can't |
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