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David Relson wrote: |
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> Is it gentoo's goal to make the installation difficult so only a select |
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> group can do the install? Or is the goal to make gentoo a great |
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> distro? In the latter case, why not make the installation easy? |
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The installation isn't difficult, Gentoo LiveCD or not, I'll elaborate: |
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- - With Gentoo LiveCD: |
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* Boot |
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* Config network and load necessary modules (if it's not done automatically) |
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* fdisk |
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* mount |
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* download and unpack stage tarball |
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* chroot, config /etc/resolv.conf |
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* emerge --sync |
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* choose the correct profile |
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* config /etc/make.conf |
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* emerge -e system |
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* emerge your kernel |
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* emerge necessary tools |
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* reboot |
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- - Any other LiveCD, running linux distro: |
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* Boot |
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* Config network and load necessary modules (if it's not done automatically) |
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* fdisk |
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* mount |
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* download and unpack stage tarball |
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* chroot, config /etc/resolv.conf |
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* emerge --sync |
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* choose the correct profile |
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* config /etc/make.conf |
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* emerge -e system |
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* emerge your kernel |
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* emerge necessary tools |
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* reboot |
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OMG, no difference at all, so how is installing with any other LiveCD |
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harder? |
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I will say that being able to install Gentoo from any linux |
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distro/LiveCD makes it unique and special, I will also elaborate: |
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* To install Windoze, you need to get a copy of Windoze CD |
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* To install FreeBSD, you need to get a copy of FreeBSD CD |
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* To install OpenBSD, you need to get a copy of OpenBSD CD |
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* To install NetBSD, you need to get a copy of NetBSD CD |
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* To install Solaris, you need to get a copy of Solaris CD |
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* To install MacOS, you need to get a copy of MacOS CD |
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* To install Aix, you need a copy of Aix CD |
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* To install RedHat, you need a copy of RedHat CD |
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* To install Ubuntu, you need a copy of Ubuntu CD |
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* etc etc |
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* To install Gentoo, you need a copy of *any random* linux live CD or |
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even inside you current Linux |
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I can understand why you guys think we are so compelled to have a Gentoo |
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LiveCD, because every other OS does, and to be honest, that is exactly |
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the reason that stops you guys thinking out of the box, in what way is |
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being able to install Gentoo from any LiveCD/distro a bad thing? In |
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everyway it should be considered one of Gentoo's strengths? |
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- -- Joe |
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the "go to" harmful rather than the destination. |
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