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Hello, |
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So another day, another borked set of installs. This really got me thinking |
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as I have been munging around a multitude of gentoo(ish) installation |
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options. What I really would appreciate is some feedback on the Planning |
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Questions listed below, as to help folks organized their thoughts and |
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hardware details BEFORE actually performing an install or test-drive. |
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It has dawned on me that an expansive set of Planning Questions that should |
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be answered prior to installation might be one posible way for those new |
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to gentoo to decide critial issues before choosing from the possible install |
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semantics for their given set of choices (constraints). As the matrix of |
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installation choices grows, so to can options for installation. If a given |
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set of choices does not have a viable installation pathway, of is just not |
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recommended, then that should be clearly explained. |
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Later on, a web interface and (a similarly in functional) GUI that is |
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extensible for installation media also) can be developed to enhance the |
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presentation of the decision processes. A graphical decision matrix |
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(row-column table initially). The handbook seems to be sort of moving |
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this direction anyway. A recent discussion of the dev list showed |
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encouragement for pointing gentoo-noobs to some of the gentoo derivative |
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distros for a quick install experience. |
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Many/most of these options exist, some atrophying currently, it's just not |
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straightforward for folks to discern the best route to their desired final |
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result. When new installation semantics [1] mature, the installation matrix |
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can be modified to include those options as links. |
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Install PreQualifying Matrx::QUESTIONS |
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Live Testdrive options before installation(usb/cd/dvd):: |
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Intended Usage (workstation/server/device/) |
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Hardware or Vitual installation:: |
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PC mobo or tablet/embedded/device:: |
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Processor/Ram characteristics:: |
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MBR vs (u)EFI (type of mobo):: |
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Single or Multi or RAID disk configuration:: |
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OpenRC or Systemd:: |
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Grub1 vs Grub2 or other boot-semantics:: |
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File System type(s):: |
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James |
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[1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:RelEng_GRS |
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