Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Christopher Robinson]

If I got paid for every person I had to enlighten about their snarky comments, I could retire 
myself
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On Sat, 9/24/16, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
 Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 5:49 PM
 
 On September 24, 2016
 11:42:23 PM GMT+02:00, Christopher Robinson <chrisrobinson@××××××××××.com>
 wrote:
 >Joost you should not be
 responding to people seeking help. Your
 >attititude is offensive.
 
 Please do enlighten us. What
 part of the email you are responding to is offensive?
 
 
 
 
 
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 >On Sat, 9/24/16, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org>
 wrote:
 >
 > Subject:
 Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
 > Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 5:36
 PM
 > 
 > On September
 24, 2016
 > 11:29:59 PM GMT+02:00, Joachim
 Gwoke <joachimgwoke@×××××.com>
 > wrote:
 > >On 25 Sep
 2016 12:19 a.m.,
 > "Dale"
 <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
 > wrote:
 > >>
 > >> J.
 > Roeleveld
 wrote:
 > >> > On September
 > 24, 2016 10:54:56 PM GMT+02:00, Dale
 > ><rdalek1967@×××××.com>
 > >wrote:
 > >>
 >>
 > Well, you said you hadn't
 set up any users and their
 > passwords.
 
 > >That
 > >>
 >> is
 > >>
 > >> part of the install process and
 is in the guide. 
 > You are told to
 > >set
 > >>
 >> up
 > >>
 > >> the root password in one section
 and to set up a
 > user and its
 > >password
 > >>
 >> in another section.  At the
 >
 very least, you missed those two parts
 >
 >and
 > >> >> that
 > isn't a assumption, it's based on
 what you posted. 
 > What else
 > >you
 > >>
 > >> missed I'm not sure and most
 likely, no one
 > else is either. 
 Rich
 > >> >>
 > posted
 > >>
 >> that he thinks you
 > missed a
 whole section which may or may not be
 >
 >> >> correct but we do know you
 > missed at least a couple steps  Given
 > >enough
 > >>
 >>
 > information, someone may be
 able to figure it out tho.
 > >>
 > Dale,
 > >>
 > >
 > >> >
 You should know better.
 > Please
 don't make it worse by top-posting
 >
 >even
 > >more.
 >
 >> >
 > >> >
 > >From what I understand from this
 nightmare of a messy
 > thread, the
 > >OP
 > >seems
 > to be looking for an
 install-script/tool.
 > >> > This
 does not exist other than
 > the simple to
 follow handbook.
 > >>
 > >
 > >> >
 --
 > >> > Joost
 > >>
 > >
 > >> >
 >
 >>
 > >> Well, as you
 > know, I never top post unless it is a new
 person that
 > >> starts it.  The
 only reason I do it
 > then is because
 most likely the
 > >>
 > person on the other end has no choice but
 too.  It's
 > likely why no
 > >one
 > >> has
 mentioned this.  For all we know,
 > he
 may be doing this with a
 > >>
 limited
 > cell phone.  Who knows.  For
 the normal situations tho,
 > I
 > >bottom
 > >>
 post
 > as you know or do it inline.  I
 will be glad when he gets
 > it
 > >sorted
 > >>
 out
 > and can actually set it up to be
 mailing list friendly. 
 > Top
 > >> posting, multiple threads and
 > all makes it hard to follow.
 > >>
 > >>
 I'm beginning to think the same
 >
 thing.  Here we thought he was
 >
 >further
 > >> into the
 > install and just missed a few
 steps/section and now
 > I'm
 > >> beginning to think he has
 > only booted the install media and wants
 a
 > >> installer command.  Maybe
 he will
 > post something that will help
 us
 > >help
 >
 >> him.  Maybe.  I thought I had a
 > rough idea but based on a recent
 > >post,
 > >> we
 may be
 > all wrong on where he is in this
 process.
 > >>
 >
 >> Dale
 > >>
 > >> :-)  :-)
 >
 >>
 > >
 >
 >Apologies for starting the top posting,
 > >
 > >I had
 earlier
 > suggested using
 > >http://www.tecmint.com/gentoo-linux-installation-guide/
 > and the Gentoo
 >
 >handbook side by
 > side.
 > >The link provided has the option
 > of using the LiveDVD. I do not know at
 > >what stage the install failed but it
 might
 > be easier to start over.
 > >
 > >Regards
 > >Joachim
 > 
 > I had a quick look at that
 > one. (Part 1 only) and it looks like the
 old quick install
 > guide, but now with
 screenshots.
 > 
 >
 Screenshots are nice, but are always version
 > dependent.
 > 
 > If I would get a
 >
 penny or cent or whatever is the smallest part of your
 local
 > currency for every time someone
 is completely incapable of
 > following an
 install guide when only one of the screenshots
 > no longer 100% match the guide, I would
 have already retired
 > to my own little
 island in the Pacific...
 > 
 > The screenshots on that link
 > seem to be related to a boot CD/DVD dated
 to 2012 and being
 > used to install
 Gentoo in 2014.
 > 
 > I
 expect more confused questions from people
 > who are not able to follow simple
 instructions if they are
 > going to
 blindly follow this.
 > 
 > --
 > Joost
 > 
 > --
 > 
 > Sent from my Android
 device with K-9 Mail.
 > Please excuse my
 brevity.
 > 
 > 
 
 
 -- 
 Sent from
 my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my
 brevity.