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nightmorph 10/06/14 20:23:53 |
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Modified: hb-install-about.xml |
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clarify the bit about using non-Gentoo installation media. users do have to go to the altinstall guide for extra documentation, as non-Gentoo CDs are unsupported. in response to bug 323973. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.45 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml?rev=1.45&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml?rev=1.45&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml?r1=1.44&r2=1.45 |
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Index: hb-install-about.xml |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.44 |
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retrieving revision 1.45 |
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diff -u -r1.44 -r1.45 |
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--- hb-install-about.xml 26 Jan 2009 07:57:35 -0000 1.44 |
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+++ hb-install-about.xml 14 Jun 2010 20:23:53 -0000 1.45 |
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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/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml,v 1.44 2009/01/26 07:57:35 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml,v 1.45 2010/06/14 20:23:53 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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handbook. |
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</abstract> |
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-<version>9.0</version> |
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-<date>2008-04-01</date> |
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+<version>9.1</version> |
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+<date>2010-06-14</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<p> |
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You can install Gentoo in many different ways. You can download and install from |
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one of our Installation CDs, from a distribution already installed, from a |
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-bootable CD (such as Knoppix), from a netbooted environment, from a rescue |
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-floppy, etc. |
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+non-Gentoo bootable CD (such as Knoppix), from a netbooted environment, from |
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+a rescue floppy, etc. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-This document covers the installation using a Gentoo Installation CD or, in |
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-certain cases, NetBooting. This installation assumes that you want to install |
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-the latest available version of each package. If you want to perform a |
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-networkless installation, you should read the <uri |
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+This document covers the installation using a <e>Gentoo Installation CD</e> or, |
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+in certain cases, netbooting. This installation assumes that you want to install |
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+the latest available version of each package. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<note> |
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+For help on the other installation approaches, including using non-Gentoo CDs, |
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+please read our <uri link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml">Alternative Installation |
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+Guide</uri>. |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you want to perform a networkless installation, you should read the <uri |
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link="/doc/en/handbook/2008.0/">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri> which contain the |
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installation instructions for a networkless environment. |
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</p> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-For help on the other installation approaches, please read our <uri |
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-link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml">Alternative Installation Guide</uri>. We also |
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-provide a <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml">Gentoo Installation |
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-Tips & Tricks</uri> document that might be useful to read as well. If you |
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-feel that the current installation instructions are too elaborate, feel free |
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-to use our Quick Installation Guide available from our <uri |
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-link="/doc/en/index.xml">Documentation Resources</uri> if your architecture |
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-has such a document available. |
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+We also provide a <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml">Gentoo |
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+Installation Tips & Tricks</uri> document that might be useful to read as |
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+well. If you are an experienced Gentoo user and just need a brief installation |
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+checklist, feel free to use our Quick Installation Guide available from our <uri |
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+link="/doc/en/index.xml">Documentation Resources</uri> if your architecture has |
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+such a document available. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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