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> You may want to consider a swap file: |
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> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/ |
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I have already done this. I had some problems trying to compile gcc, so I learned it then. |
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> NB: I don't know how well it's going to help with Gentoo. It's been close to a |
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> decade, if not longer, since I've used a machine with such limits, and we only |
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> installed binary system to them. There is tinderbox for Gentoo, if that would |
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> help any at all: http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/ |
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I don't know what tinderbox is, but I'll have to look it up. I thought that gentoo would be perfect for such an old system, |
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except for the long compile times :3 |
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> With all due respect, Gentoo is the only distro using a Gentoo patched kernel. |
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> It's not really necessary, and NONE of the 8 comps in our shop runs any of the |
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> gentoo provided kernel sources. Just get the kernel.org of your choice and: |
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Yeah, that is what I thought! After doing an LFS install, I don't even know the benefit of the patched kernel. |
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> Change the version for whichever one you desire. |
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Thanks :) I use curl, but I guess it is the same with some command diffrence. |
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It seems that I have gotten the general idea. Since there are non who really can give me a reason it won't work |
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I will go for a vanilla kernel. Thanks so much for the helpful answers. |
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With best regards, |
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- TheRedMood |
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