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David Relson wrote: |
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> On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:02:08 +0100 |
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> Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> |
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>> Shaochun Wang <scwang@××××××.cn> wrote: |
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>>> Maybe you joke will become the truth. Currently, Gentoo has not |
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>>> updated its installation CD for a long time! |
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>> Well, actually, I never used a Gentoo install CD to install Gentoo. I |
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>> also don't quite understand, why anyone would need such a beast. To |
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>> install Gentoo, I'd boot my favorite "rescue system" (GRMl nowadays, |
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>> Knoppix back then, but IMO Knoppix is too "fat" for *this* *task*) |
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>> and install from there. No need for an install CD. |
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>> As far as I'm concerned, the Gentoo install CD could easily be dropped |
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>> without a loss. |
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>> Michael |
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> I used the Gentoo LiveCD when I started with Gentoo in 2006. Prior |
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> Linux experience covered 8 or so years with Slackware, RedHat, and |
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> Mandrake. |
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> The installation was not smooth. My recollection is that the GUI |
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> installer asked for the same information multiple times and there were |
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> problems installing packages from the CD's. I ended up with a partial |
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> install that needed manual fixing. The process was painful, not |
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> smooth, but I was able to get Gentoo up and running. |
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> When I upgraded from 32-bits to 64-bits, I started with the minimal CD a binary distr |
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> and did a manual upgrade. The process worked well though it was time |
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> consuming (since I used my old world file to ensure I had 64 bit |
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> versions of everything). |
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> By contrast, I've done multiple Mandrake/Mandriva installs, most |
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> recently about 6 months ago (on an old laptop). The Mandriva install |
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> was dead simple and it was up and running within an hour. |
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> IMHO, for new users to Gentoo having an easy to use installer and a |
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> current LiveCD (no more than 6 months old) is very important. |
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> Regards, |
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> David |
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You are missing the point of Gentoo then. We are NOT a binary distro (to |
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repeat ad nauseum). If you want that kind of install, please change |
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distros. I do find these other methods of install to be interesting though. |
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Has anyone on this list ever used a PXE boot image to install? |
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Edward A Mihalow Jr |
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Mudbug Computers and Networks |
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Gentoo! Linux |
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Registered Linux User#225662 |
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New Orleans,LA |
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