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Initial 2006.1 gtkfe (graphical installer) handbook for the upcoming release. no real changes in this so far, unless releng changes steps/order/names between now and release, unlike the overhauled gli-dialogue hb. |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-gtkfe.xml?rev=1.1&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/draft/2006.1/hb-install-gtkfe.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-install-gtkfe.xml |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE sections SYSTEM "/dtd/book.dtd"> |
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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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<sections> |
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<version>1.0</version> |
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<date>2006-06-25</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Welcome</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Before you begin</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Once the Gentoo Linux Installer (GLI) has finished loading, you will be |
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greeted by the welcome screen. It provides a friendly introduction to the |
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process of installing Gentoo on your computer. Remember to read each option |
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carefully. There is detailed help available for each step of installation; |
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just click <c>Help</c> in the lower left corner of the installer. We recommend that |
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you always read the help pages before making your choices. Note that at any |
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time during the installation process, you can save your configuration |
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progress in case you need to resume your installation at a later time. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Pre-installation Configuration</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Optional: Manual Network Configuration</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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In the next section, you are required to configure your network. The Installer |
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should have already detected and set up your network for you, but if it didn't, |
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you can manually configure your network. On the <e>Misc.</e> tab, you can |
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specify a location of your choice or keep the default of |
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<path>/var/log/installer.log</path> where the Installer will store its logs. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Optional: Remote Installation</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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If you wish to enable SSH access to the machine, you can start <c>sshd</c> and |
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specify a root password. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Optional: Load Additional Kernel Modules</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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If you need to load more kernel modules to support your hardware, enter their |
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names into the appropriate line, each separated by a space. |
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</p> |
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<warn> |
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Do not change the <e>Install mode</e> selection to anything besides |
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<b>Normal</b>. This feature is still experimental and changing it will leave you |
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with an unbootable system! |
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</warn> |
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<!-- still experimental for 2006.1? --> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Partitioning</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Preparing the disks</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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In order to install Gentoo on your machine, you will need to prepare your |
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disks. The <e>Partitioning</e> screen will show you a list of detected disks and |
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allow you to specify the filesystems you would like to have on your |
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partitions. Clicking <c>Clear partitions</c> will erase all previous partitions on |
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your disk, so be careful with this option! It is also possible to resize |
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certain partition types. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you choose to go with the <c>Recommended layout</c>, the installer will |
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create three partitions: 100MB for <path>/boot</path>, a <path>/swap</path> |
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partition up to 512MB in size, and the rest of the available space on the disk |
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is used for <path>/</path>, the root partition. If you have more than 4GB of |
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unpartitioned space, using the "Recommended layout" will automatically configure |
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your partitions without destroying any data on any existing partitions. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Network Mounts</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Optional: Define network mounts</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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This screen lets you set up and use any existing network mounts during and after |
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installation. Click <c>New</c> to begin configuration. At this time, only NFS is |
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supported. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Stage Selection</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Dynamic stage generation</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Since you are performing an installation <e>without</e> an internet |
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connection, you <b>must</b> check <c>GRP Install</c> as well as <c>Dynamic</c> |
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from the options present. Everything you need to build your system will |
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then be generated from the files on the LiveCD. |
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</p> |
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<warn> |
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Do <e>not</e> select options other than those specified above when you are |
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installing without an internet connection. |
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</warn> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Portage Tree</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Obtaining a Portage tree</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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You must choose <c>Snapshot</c> on this screen. The installer will automatically |
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install a Portage tree from the LiveCD once you select <c>Snapshot</c>; you do not |
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need to specify a snapshot URI. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>make.conf</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>USE flags</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Since you are performing a GRP/networkless install, you will not be allowed |
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to select USE flags before installation. However, you are free to set your own |
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USE flags in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> after you have rebooted into your |
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finished system. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>CFLAGS</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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You should, however, select your processor type in the <e>CFLAGS</e> section along |
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with any custom optimizations you may want, such as <c>-O2</c> and |
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<c>-pipe</c>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Other</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Any other options you wish to set for future use should be selected now. <e>Use |
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unstable (~arch)</e> will allow you to use packages from the unstable branch of |
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the Portage tree. <e>Build binary packages</e> creates ready-to-install binary |
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tarballs of all packages you compile on your system. <e>DistCC</e> allows you |
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to share the burden of compiling with another computer via your network |
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connection. <e>ccache</e> saves compiled code for later use, and thus can |
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greatly speed up compilation time if you re-install the same package. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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You will not be allowed to change your <e>CHOST</e>, as this can seriously damage |
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your installation. In <e>MAKEOPTS</e> you define how many parallel compilations |
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should occur when you install a package. A good choice is the number of CPUs |
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in your system plus one, but this guideline isn't always perfect. On a |
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uniprocessor system, <c>-j2</c> might be used. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Kernel Sources</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Using the LiveCD kernel</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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You must use the kernel present on the LiveCD for the GRP/networkless install. |
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This is merely a <c>gentoo-sources</c> kernel compiled by <c>genkernel</c>, |
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Gentoo's automated kernel compilation utility and will give you a kernel that |
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automatically detects and configures your hardware upon boot. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you want to have a nifty background image during system boot, select the |
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<c>Enable bootsplash</c> option. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Bootloader</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Making your choice</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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This screen allows to you choose your bootloader and, optionally, specify |
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additional kernel parameters that will be used at bootup. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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You may specify which disk to boot from by choosing the appropriate option |
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from <e>Boot Drive</e>. In Linux, the first IDE disk in your system is called |
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<c>hda</c>, the second IDE disk is <c>hdb</c>, and so on. If you have SATA or |
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SCSI disks, they will be called <c>sda</c>, <c>sdb</c>, etc. Please make the |
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correct selection for your system. |
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</p> |
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<!-- more bootloader inclusions needed about vga, etc. just don't include pure |
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CLI stuff, but only what can go on the extra kernel params line --> |
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<p> |
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If you need to pass any additional options to the kernel, such as video and/or |
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VGA statements, simply add them to the "Extra kernel parameters" section. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you jumpered your harddrive because the BIOS can't handle large harddrives |
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you'll need to append <c>hdx=stroke</c>. If you have SCSI devices, you should |
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add <c>doscsi</c> as a kernel option. |
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</p> |
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lines and/or block devices here? --> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Timezone</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Choose your timezone</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Study the map and select the region closest to your actual location. Later, |
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you will be asked to select if you want your clock to be set to UTC or local |
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time. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Networking</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Device information</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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On this screen, you will be able to configure the various network interface |
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devices on your computer. Read the available options carefully. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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On the <e>Hostname/Proxy Information/Other</e> tab, you will need to choose a |
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hostname for your machine. You may also specify proxy server and DNS settings |
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if needed. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Daemons</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Cron daemon</title> |
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<body> |
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Cron daemons are helpful programs that run tasks at scheduled times. While you |
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do not <e>need</e> to install one, they can be quite useful. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>System logger</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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A system logger is a necessity for any Linux operating system. Make your |
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selection from the available choices. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Extra Packages</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Optional: installing extra packages</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The LiveCD contains a number of available pre-built packages. If you wish to |
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install any of them, check the appropriate box. |
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</p> |
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<impo> |
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As you are installing Gentoo without an internet connection, you cannot add |
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any extra packages other than those shown in the installer. |
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</impo> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<title>Startup Services</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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This screen allows you to choose various services to load at system boot. |
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Study the available options and their descriptions carefully, and then select |
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your desired services. For example, if you have chosen to install |
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<c>xorg-x11</c> and want to boot straight into a graphical desktop, then you |
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would select "xdm" from the list. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<title>Other Settings</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Miscellaneous options</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Now you will be able to change various settings, including keyboard layout, |
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graphical display manager, the default editor, and whether to set your |
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hardware clock to UTC or local time. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Users</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Adding users and groups</title> |
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<body> |
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First set the root password for the system administrator (the <e>root</e> |
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user). |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We <e>strongly</e> recommend that you create a regular user for daily work. |
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Working as root all the time is <e>dangerous</e> and should be avoided! Create |
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your users, add them to the appropriate groups, and set their passwords. You |
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can optionally change their home directories, select their login shell, and |
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set helpful comments. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Review</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Finishing up</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Please take the time to double-check each step of the installation process, |
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ensuring that your system is properly configured. When you have finished |
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reviewing, you may save your progress and exit, or click <c>Install</c> to begin |
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automatically installing Gentoo. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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You are free to browse around on the LiveCD while the installation proceeds. |
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The installer window will alert you when it has finished. At that point, can |
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close the window by clicking the <c>x</c> in the top right corner. When you are |
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ready, you may log out and reboot. Make sure you remove the LiveCD during the |
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reboot. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Congratulations, your system is now fully equipped! Continue with <uri |
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link="?part=1&chap=5">Where to go from here?</uri> to learn more about |
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Gentoo. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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</sections> |
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