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On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 15:34 +0200, Mark Humphrey wrote: |
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> Hi there |
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> I'm new to the list and new to Gentoo. |
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> I've heard a few different opinions about installation. Some say that I |
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> should use the first installation CD of release 2005.0 and then download |
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> the rest from the net. Others say I should use the packages CD and |
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> install what I can off there and then download off the net. |
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> What are the benefits of each? |
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> Bear in mind that I only have a dial-up connection. |
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This list is for the Gentoo Linux Installer project, and has nothing to |
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do with general support. You're probably looking for gentoo-user |
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instead. That being said, I'll answer your question. |
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Use the Universal CD + Packages CD if you're on dial-up. Better yet, |
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wait a little while, as we are nearing our next release. Gentoo is |
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*very* network heavy, so you may end up not liking it if you're only on |
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dial-up, but I leave that up to you, as there are many people that use |
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it just fine, doing downloads overnight. |
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-- |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering - Strategic Lead/QA Manager |
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Games - Developer |
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Gentoo Linux |