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Hello Terry, |
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Well, the way I learned it, when I switched from Debian to Gentoo, was |
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that I used the "Minimal Install CD". I also used the Gentoo Handbook |
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(not the "Installation Docs" for the current version. The CD will |
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detect ethernet links to the Internet, so you will be able to use: |
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"links http://www.gentoo.org/" (without quotes, of course) links is a |
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console-based web browser. |
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That will give you access to the Gentoo site and the Handbook. |
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Doing it the way I've done it requires that you be familiar, or become |
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familiar with the console. You pretty much follow the instructions from |
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the Handbook, and you will learn what makes Gentoo tick. There is |
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information and are links to information in the Handbook, that help. |
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Oh, and a couple of other things regarding links: 1. When you want to |
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download something, do not click on it - instead, use the arrow keys to |
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navigate to the file and use the 'd' key - this will bring up a dialog. |
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You can append a path to the beginning, by moving your cursor there and |
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entering the path - I recommend '/mnt/gentoo/' if you are going to use |
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the standard path for Gentoo. 2. You can navigate to pages you've been |
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to before by using the left arrow key (the equivalent of the back |
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button), or the right arrow key (the equivalent of the forward button). |
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3. It is better to navigate on a page by using page up and page down. |
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The only other advice I have is, make sure you back everything up, in |
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case you want to go back, read the handbook carefully, and don't forget |
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to set your password. |
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Regards, |
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Chris |
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Terry Eck wrote: |
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> I've been a SuSE user for several years now currently running 10.0. |
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> I'm interested in giving gentoo a try with the object of converting |
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> from SuSE to gentoo. I've been looking at this list for a couple of |
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> weeks and have determined that there may be a steep learning curve |
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> on my part converting. Any words of advice on getting up to speed |
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> using gentoo before I install it. |
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> Thanks for any advice you might be able to give me. |
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> |
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> Terry Eck |
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