Re: Gentoo (was Re: OpenBSD)

[Jason]

Cheers...yes, the Gentoo site seems fairly complete. Lots of FM to RT.

Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote:

Re: Partition tools, yes cfdisk is used (I think you have to reboot after
changing/writing new partitions)
Install instructions, which get better all the time, are at..

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml

Regards, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:	Tuesday, 10 June 2003 11:52 a.m.
To:	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:	Re: Gentoo (was Re: OpenBSD)

Ok, which one do I "start" with??
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=45
I have a pentiumII 300 so I'd assume the full 135MB Image??

Cheers

Jason

PS, are there partition tools at install so you can select which 
partition it goes on?? Is it like a Debian install??

Nick Rout wrote:

 

package list here too, haven't checked how upto date it is

http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gentoo

On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:29:42 +1200
"Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


   

Jason, why don't you....

Check package versions which you currently use against those available
     

from
 

http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml or
http://gentoo-stable.iq-computing.de/
..and see if my claim is correct about how up to date Gentoo is.

Then why not have a look at a happy Gentoo box doing an upgrade (I am sure
there are many Gentoo users happy to show off).
I think then you may be convinced.

Regards, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:	Tuesday, 10 June 2003 11:23 a.m.
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Subject:	Re: Gentoo (was Re: OpenBSD)

Gentoo is looking more feasible by the minute...I am running out of 
excuses not to at least try it. =)

Nick Rout wrote:

  

     

nice -n 10 emerge -u world does it with lower priority, and doesn't seem
to affect other work too much. 

nice is ..errr..... a nice feature

On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:51:33 +1200
Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


    

       

Yeah but I'd actually like to USE my machine while it was compiling. =)
      

         

LOL
  

     

 

      

         

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