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Revision Changes Path 1.85 +174 -216 xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.85&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.85&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml.diff?r1=1.84&r2=1.85&cvsroot=gentoo Index: faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.84 retrieving revision 1.85 diff -u -r1.84 -r1.85 --- faq.xml 5 Jun 2005 16:44:56 -0000 1.84 +++ faq.xml 5 Jun 2005 17:22:29 -0000 1.85 @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.84 2005/06/05 16:44:56 neysx Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.85 2005/06/05 17:22:29 neysx Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> <title>Gentoo Linux Frequently Asked Questions</title> -<author title="Previous Chief Architect"> +<author title="Author"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Daniel Robbins</mail> </author> <author title="Reviewer"> @@ -31,24 +31,37 @@ <author title="Editor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Benny Chuang</mail> </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jonathan Smith</mail> +</author> <abstract> This FAQ is a collection of questions and answers collected from the gentoo-dev -mailing list and from IRC -- if you have any questions (or answers!) to add, -please contact either an author or a member of the documentation team. +mailing list and from IRC. </abstract> +<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> +<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> <license/> -<version>2.16</version> +<version>3.0</version> <date>2005-06-05</date> <chapter> -<title>Featured Questions</title> +<title>Questions:</title> <section> <title>Getting Started</title> <body> +<p> +Please note that many of these questions are answered within the official +gentoo documents and guides. This is simply a list of common questions. Please +read the documentation and/or man pages to gain a greater understanding of how +Gentoo and GNU/Linux works, and for answers to questions which may not be +answered here. +</p> + + <ul> <li> <uri link="#pronunciation">How is Gentoo pronounced, and what does it @@ -67,9 +80,8 @@ <ul> <li> - <uri link="#optimizations">I'm finding things to be really unstable and - I'm using "-O9 -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer" optimizations. What - gives?</uri> + <uri link="#optimizations">Things are really unstable and I'm using "-O9 + -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer" optimizations. What gives?</uri> </li> <li> <uri link="#password">How can I change the root (or any other user's) @@ -119,20 +131,19 @@ Can I?</uri> </li> <li> - <uri link="#norsync">What if rsync doesn't work for me?</uri> - </li> - <li> <uri link="#firewall">How do I use emerge from behind a firewall?</uri> </li> <li> + <uri link="#norsync">What if rsync doesn't work for me?</uri> + </li> + <li> <uri link="#manualdownload">I have only slow modem connection at home. Can I download sources somewhere else and add them to my system?</uri> </li> <li> - <uri link="#distfiles">.tar.gz sources for installed software are - piling up in /usr/portage/distfiles using valuable space. Is it safe to - delete there files?</uri> + <uri link="#distfiles">Source tarballs are collecting in + /usr/portage/distfiles. Is it safe to delete there files?</uri> </li> <li> <uri link="#tmpportage">What's in /var/tmp/portage? Is it safe to @@ -197,8 +208,8 @@ <uri link="#releases">How often are new releases made?</uri> </li> <li> - <uri link="#beeping">My speaker beeps like crazy while compiling - Mozilla. How do I disable console beeps?</uri> + <uri link="#beeping">My speaker beeps like crazy. How do I disable console + beeps?</uri> </li> </ul> @@ -252,7 +263,7 @@ that allows great flexibility while installing and maintaining software on a Gentoo system. It provides compile-time option support (through <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=2">USE flags</uri>), -conditional dependencies, "fake" installs, safe installation (through +conditional dependencies, pretend installs, safe installation (through sandboxing) and uninstallation of software, system profiles, <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=2#doc_chap3">configuration file protection</uri> amongst several other <uri @@ -262,16 +273,15 @@ <p> With Gentoo you can build your entire system from source, using your choice of optimizations. You have complete control over what packages are or aren't -installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices so you can install Gentoo -to your own taste. This is why Gentoo is called a <e>meta-distribution</e>. +installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices, so you can install Gentoo +to your own preferences, which is why Gentoo is called a <e>meta-distribution</e>. </p> <p> -Gentoo is actively developed. Not only the <e>ebuilds</e> themselves (the -package format Gentoo uses) but the entire distribution uses a rapid pace -development style. Patches to the packages are quickly integrated in the +Gentoo is actively developed. The entire distribution uses a rapid pace +development style: patches to the packages are quickly integrated in the mainline tree, documentation is updated on daily basis, portage features are -added frequently, and releases succeed each other quickly. +added frequently, and official releases occur twice per year. </p> </body> @@ -282,8 +292,8 @@ <title>Installation</title> <section id="optimizations"> <title> - I'm finding things to be really unstable and I'm using "-O9 -ffast-math - -fomit-frame-pointer" optimizations. What gives? + Things are really unstable and I'm using -O9 -ffast-math + -fomit-frame-pointer optimizations. What gives? </title> <body> @@ -295,20 +305,20 @@ </p> <p> -Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-march=<your_arch> -O2</c> before +Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-O2 -march=<your_arch></c> before reporting a bug. </p> </body> </section> <section id="password"> -<title>How can I change the root (or any other user's) password?</title> +<title>How do I change the root (or any other user's) password?</title> <body> <p> You can use <c>passwd</c> to change the password for the user you are logged -into. For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c> once you've -completed the install. +into. As root, you can change any user password by issuing the command +<c>passwd username</c> For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c>. </p> </body> @@ -318,28 +328,21 @@ <body> <p> -The command <c>adduser gentoo</c> will add a user called "gentoo". The next -step is to give this user a password using <c>passwd gentoo</c>. -</p> - -<p> -Instead of <c>adduser</c> you can also use: +The command <c>adduser username</c> will add a user called "username". However, +this method does not give the user many of the rights you might want to grant +him, so the following command is preferred: </p> <pre caption="Using useradd"> -# <i>useradd -m -G users,audio,wheel -s /bin/bash gentoo</i> +# <i>useradd -m -G users,audio,wheel username</i> </pre> <<Truncated>> -- [email protected] mailing list
