On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 04:40:05PM -0800, Bob Miller wrote: > Jason wrote: > > > Yeah, I usually rebuild the kernel as a first step. > > That way if I foobar anything, it's an easy rebuild > > w/o too much hoohah. > > One of the nice things about the default Gentoo kernel is that it has > a file, /proc/config. It's a copy of the .config file the kernel was > built with. Very convenient when you're upgrading the kernel. > > It's a patch for 2.4 (I think it's in vanilla 2.6), and I don't like > to bother with patches, so Gentoo is the only place I've ever seen it. > > As for how difficult Gentoo is, take a look at the x86 install guide. > When you complete this doc, you're ready to start installing X, Gnome > or KDE, Mozilla, OO.o, etc. > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml > > I will stand by my estimate of a week.
Eh, I don't know about that. One _could_ do a GRP install. I build packages for my laptop on my desktop. I think gentoo is a fabulous laptop distro. It always takes a little time just to learn the nuances of a distro, though ... and I guess I'm used to doing everything myself from using OpenBSD ... -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
