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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:35:55 +0100, b.n. wrote: |
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> > But i still think a Gentoo-Install-CD/DVD is a good thing. |
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> Any practical reason for that? |
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It is a lot more comfortable for the first-time installer. One of the |
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problems with mixing components for various sources is knowing where to |
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turn for help when things go wrong. A single source means a single point |
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of contact, and no chance of each supplier blaming the other's component. |
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While a Gentoo install CD is not essential for installing Gentoo, it is a |
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good thing to have. It also allows you to install without a network |
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connection if you have a single CD containing the handbook, tools, |
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portage snapshot and stage files. That's how I installed my new desktop |
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last year, because the install CD didn't support my network card (nor did |
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the latest stable kernel). |
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So while an official install disc is not necessary for installation for |
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many people, it is a part of what Gentoo should offer. Note that I'm |
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referring to what is now called the minimal CD, the GUI installer CD is |
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still a waste of resources IMO. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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I distinctly remember forgetting that. |
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