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On Monday 11 Feb 2013 08:09:17 Michael Sondow wrote: |
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> Hi, Gentoo users. |
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> I'm new to this list, and also new to Gentoo and to Linux in general. |
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> Despite that, I think my questions are reasonable ones. They have to do |
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> with the Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD), which uses Gentoo, as you probably |
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> know. |
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> I installed the KRD to a 4Gb USB flash drive, in order to have an antivirus |
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> rescue disk if my computer (Asus eeepc 1000HA, Windows XP) won't boot, or |
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> has some other problem that makes running one of my usual antivirus |
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> programs impossible. |
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> KRD installed fine on the flash drive and runs just like it's supposed to. |
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> No problem there. It even connected to my wireless network right off, |
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> which sort of amazed me. I did a virus database update and a scan. Great! |
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Check and remove the updates file that KRD creates on your WinXP filesystem. |
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After the scan is completed this is no longer needed and takes up space. |
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> Being a curious person, though, I've been using the Gentoo apps provided in |
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> KRD (Terminal, Dolphin, Konqueror) to look at Gentoo. I see that many |
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> folders and operating system files are present. BASH works, although not |
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> all the commands are available. |
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> What I'm wondering, and it's the reason for joining this list and for this |
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> email, is: What, if anything, is lacking in KRD Gentoo to keep it from |
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> functioning as a full-fledged Linux-like operating system? |
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> Would it be possible, for example, to download any essential files that may |
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> be missing? Can application packages be added (a PDF reader, a media |
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> player, etc.)? Can missing shell commands be activated or, if absent, be |
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> added? |
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Yes, you can add any applications you see fit, but the LiveCD/USB image will |
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grow as a result. |
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> I've been thinking of putting a Linux-type OS onto a USB flash drive |
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> anyway, and Gentoo seems to work well (Kaspersky chose it for good |
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> reasons, I assume). So maybe I can soup up the KRD and use it as my |
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> alternative OS. Is that possible? |
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Yes, but if you want to install it permanently on the hard disk, you would be |
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better of doing a proper installation by following the Gentoo Guide. |
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> Any help with this, even if it's just "You can't do it", will be much |
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> appreciated. |
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"You can't do it" :-) |
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Like this: |
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http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Build_Your_Own_LiveCD_or_LiveDVD |
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Google could also offer more up to date suggestions. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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