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"A.R.S. KA9QLQ Alvin Koffman" <alvin_ka9qlq@×××××.com> writes: |
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> Will the dvd have a ton of stuff? I see the live cd is only 200 meg, that |
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> seems kinda small. Be nice to see xvkbd in it for people who can't use |
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> their hands well. |
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> Just wondering. |
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> Alvin |
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In gentoo the install cds are not a full on snapshot of all |
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installable stuff. |
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They contain the basic system in a few different configurations called |
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stages. Current practice I believe is to use stage-3 even though |
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others may be there. |
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You are expected to have a working basic install first then you can |
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get the portage tree (all the goodies you are asking about) installed |
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and updated fairly effortlessly. |
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Installation is well covered on gentoo.org under a documentation link |
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with Installation in the title (don't remember off hand exact name) |
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Browse thru that a bit and you'll have an idea how to do it. |
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Its not the same as binary distributions like Fedora, mandrake etc. |
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There are no ready made packages to just stick in other than the base |
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install (stage-3). Every thing is compiled on gentoo. But it is |
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automated and pretty easy to follow. |
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Some things you may want to install like a full KDE install can take a |
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very long time to compile... so be warned. |
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