Subj : Re: Linux On A Powerbook
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Nitewolf
Date : Wed Nov 03 2004 04:08 pm

Hi

I'm using FC2. although i'm looking forward to FC3, i had my eyes for
gentoo for quite some time. in fact, i had dloaded the universal ISO Cd. i
have a cable connection so it's no prob.

I've read thru the install text and was quite confused initially on the
different stages. but roughly i know that it's all about pre-compilations
of the codes.

i just want to have a taste of gentoo, is it normal not to have a gui
install interface when i first boot the CD? that means i'd have to do my
partition, and eth0 connection manually? wat is the fastest way to get it
up and running?

i've been using linux for months but still a newbie outside the GUI
interface. i know how to handle partitions, i can install/remove packages
(rpm) but am still not able to compile source codes.

btw, i'm running linuz as a desktop -- re-installing MS every other
week, i was fed up of the crashes and spam.


On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:34:14 -0400, dislexik has spoken:

> 
> Gentoo is an extremly powerful distro, and if installed from stage 1
> (You have two stages to install from, stage 1 == compiling everything
> from source, even your base system binaries such as GCC).
> 
> Gentoo is easy to update using portage, and easy to keep track of the
> software you install, along with everything being optimised for your
> system, however noted compiling Gentoo from source took me 13.5 hours
> including Xorg, Qt,  KDE 3.3.0 and all the needed deps for these
> applications/Window systems and I have the specs as noted down in my
> sig.
> 
> However going stage two would be faster for you, and should suit a
> laptop no problem :-)
> 
> If any assistance on installing Gentoo just e-mail me through my sig,
> or reply here. You can also get hold of me through msn:
> steve@dislexik.com :)
> 
> DislexiK
> 
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