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On 3/6/06, A.R.S. KA9QLQ Alvin Koffman <alvin_ka9qlq@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I looked at gentoo about 2 years back when I wanted to switch from |
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> Mandrake, I went with Mepis and realy liked 3.3 but 3.4-3 doesn't seem as |
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> good. Don't like how they changed the reopositories. So I thought I'd look |
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> to gentoo again, and am please to see they're really making progress. |
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> Looks like there's a live cd with a graphical install from what I've read. |
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Yeah, I tried it this weekend, damn good if you ask me. I tried an |
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alternative way it provides, creating the stage3 dynamic with the |
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packages in the livecd. 2 hours and I got a full working environment |
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with X and all the stuff... 1 day later it was all configured and |
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updated... |
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> I remember asking about a graphical frountend [like synaptit in Mepis] and |
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> was told "we're working on it." How's it coming? |
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Never heard of it, but I kinda like emerge command line style. |
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> I see it still leans heavly on Gnome but a KDE version is on it's way, |
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> that will help with popularity. |
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I hate KDE (MHO, no flames please), but you're right, anyway, I guess |
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you don't need kde for a graphical installer interface, I mean, Gnome |
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loads in half the time and provides you what you need (don't get me |
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wrong, Im a fluxbox user, so I hate Gnome as well). |
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> I have a Celleron 2.9 gig 80 gig hd X 2 and 160 gig sata Diamond Stealth |
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> P90 nvidia fx 5200 video, and winsurf tv card that likes to lock my systom |
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> up grrrr and dsl. |
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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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I bet the LiveDVD will be awesome, I wonder if it will come with all |
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the packages binaries updated, damn good for new installs, In about 3 |
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hours you get a full working environment and start working while |
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portage 15 nicened update everything else in the background. |
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> Just wondering. |
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> Alvin |
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> For the best jerky you've ever had go to |
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> http://alk.jerkydirect.com/ |
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> My home page |
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> http://ka9qlq.tripod.com |
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> This PC is windows free with Mepis Linux 3.4-3 |
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> http://www.mepis.org/ |
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> 1(747)632-4973 SIP |
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> Get Gizmo 1 cent per minuet calling |
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> http://www.gizmoproject.com/ |
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