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061001 Terry Eck wrote: |
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> Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. |
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> I will give gentoo a try to see how it goes. |
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> my first experience with linux was around 1994 using Slackware 1.2.0. |
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> Back then it was common to configure and compile the kernel for sound. |
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You really should have no problem with Gentoo with that experience ! |
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You've had a lot of generally sensible advice while I've been asleep (smile). |
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I installed Gentoo exactly 3 yrs ago & have never had regrets or problems. |
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Read the installation guide & the manual carefully before you start, |
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have printed copies at hand & follow to the letter what they say. |
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Avoid the GUI installer, which is not a finished product yet. |
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I did a Stage-3 GRP install, which gives you binaries to get started. |
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After that, it's upto you how often you update packages: |
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I do 'eix-sync' every Sat to get the list of what's available, |
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check the nice colored list of what's changed during the week, |
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then 'emerge' those which seem to be worthwhile. |
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There are 3 levels of reliability: 'x86' (or whatever your platform is) |
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has become something like Debian 'stable', ie rather conservative; |
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'~x86' sb useable, but perhaps not for basic system items when new; |
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'hard-masked' is only for people willing to test buggy stuff. |
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My compiling get done on a separate KDE desktop, while I do other things: |
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Open Office takes 6 hr (overnight), but there is a binary, if you want it; |
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a middle-sized set of KDE pkgs takes perhaps 3,5 hr ; |
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otherwise, the longest compiles are c 1 hr (my CPU is an AMD 2500+). |
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Gentoo is for people who want to manage their own boxes: |
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you will need to edit configure files, but they're very well annotated. |
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You should have a reasonably fast CPU , >= 512 MB memory & broadband, |
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tho' some hardy people seem to run Gentoo with smaller resources. |
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Let us all know what happens ! |
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