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On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Sebastian Günther |
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<samson@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> * Nikos Chantziaras (realnc@×××××.de) [05.02.09 09:12]: |
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>> Than I'll rephrase my statement: Gentoo would need a non-bugged GUI |
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>> installer ;) |
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> No, Gentoo needs no GUI or CLI installer. It is very good, that if you |
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> install Gentoo for the first time, you must actually read the |
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> documentation, because it introduces you in the whole managing Gentoo |
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> stuff. What is important in the Handbook are not the commandline |
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> examples, but the surrunding text. |
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A student of the path heard about Ubuntu, and wanted to try it, and |
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learn about it. He asked his friend, a Linux guru, about it. |
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"Where can I find an installer of Ubuntu?", he asked. |
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Rummaging about his stuff, his friend replied: "Here, I have an extra |
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Ubuntu CD for you.". After thanking his friend, he got about his |
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business and went to install Ubuntu on a spare machine. |
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After a while, he wanted to install other applications on his Ubuntu |
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machine, but he didn't know how to do it. He quickly called up his |
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friend and asked about it. |
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"Where can I find the official documentation for Ubuntu?", he asked. |
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"Read the documentation and manuals at these links," said his friend, |
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who pointed at the site containing the offiicial documentation. After |
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thanking his friend, he got about his business and learned a bit about |
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his Ubuntu machine. |
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Several months later, at the Ubuntu forums, he notices several users |
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mentioning Gentoo over and over again. He quickly decides to give this |
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Gentoo a try, and asks his friend where to get an installer. |
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"Read the documentation and manuals at these links," said his friend, |
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who pointed at the site containing the official documentation. |
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This answer confused the student, and after skimming the pages for a |
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while, he notices that the documentation is too huge for him to read |
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in a single sitting. He then asks his friend if he has a copy of the |
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documentation for reference when he gets home. |
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Rummaging about his stuff, his friend replied: "Here, I have an extra |
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Gentoo CD for you." |
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The student was even more confused. "Why is it that when I asked you |
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for an installer, you pointed me to the documentation, but when I |
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asked you for the documentation, you gave me a CD? Why didn't you give |
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me a CD installer the first time around?" |
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To which the guru replied: "If you just want a CD installer, then you |
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can have this.", and he gave the student another Ubuntu CD. |
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At this point the student was enlightened. |