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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:02:08 +0100 |
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Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> Shaochun Wang <scwang@××××××.cn> wrote: |
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> > Maybe you joke will become the truth. Currently, Gentoo has not |
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> > updated its installation CD for a long time! |
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> Well, actually, I never used a Gentoo install CD to install Gentoo. I |
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> also don't quite understand, why anyone would need such a beast. To |
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> install Gentoo, I'd boot my favorite "rescue system" (GRMl nowadays, |
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> Knoppix back then, but IMO Knoppix is too "fat" for *this* *task*) |
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> and install from there. No need for an install CD. |
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> As far as I'm concerned, the Gentoo install CD could easily be dropped |
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> without a loss. |
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> Michael |
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I used the Gentoo LiveCD when I started with Gentoo in 2006. Prior |
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Linux experience covered 8 or so years with Slackware, RedHat, and |
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Mandrake. |
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The installation was not smooth. My recollection is that the GUI |
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installer asked for the same information multiple times and there were |
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problems installing packages from the CD's. I ended up with a partial |
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install that needed manual fixing. The process was painful, not |
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smooth, but I was able to get Gentoo up and running. |
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When I upgraded from 32-bits to 64-bits, I started with the minimal CD |
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and did a manual upgrade. The process worked well though it was time |
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consuming (since I used my old world file to ensure I had 64 bit |
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versions of everything). |
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By contrast, I've done multiple Mandrake/Mandriva installs, most |
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recently about 6 months ago (on an old laptop). The Mandriva install |
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was dead simple and it was up and running within an hour. |
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IMHO, for new users to Gentoo having an easy to use installer and a |
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current LiveCD (no more than 6 months old) is very important. |
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Regards, |
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David |
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