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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: The setup program seems to have failed.
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:03:18
Message-Id: 200711120743.28066.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: The setup program seems to have failed. by Miernik
1 On Monday 12 November 2007, Miernik wrote:
2 > Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote:
3 > > I _highly_ recommend using a the manual install method from the gentoo
4 > > handbook. It's valuable for many reasons, not the least of which
5 > > being its flexibility.
6 >
7 > OK, now I know, I've done it with the manual install, and I like it. But
8 > when the liveCD booted and told me to run "installer" that was
9 > misleading. It should say something like "You can make a manual install
10 > now using Gentoo handbook, or you may try an automated installer by
11 > running "installer" now, but beware its experimental, and doesn't always
12 > work". Such message on the liveCD welcome screen, would have saved me
13 > quite some time.
14
15 That's why I made a comment on having a really slick GUI installer, or better
16 stick with the Gentoo Handbook.
17
18 Hey, welcome to Gentoo!
19 --
20 Regards,
21 Mick

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