I did everything from stage1 on PII 233 mhz, 128 RAM though (OmniBook). I did not use distcc, or any other distributed client. It took me around 2 days to build system with full KDE. Runs nicely.
Mikhail. On Thursday 26 June 2003 14:33, Larry Meadors wrote: > I recently did a stage 1 install on a Dell Latitude 233MHz w/ 64MB of > RAM and 4GB of disk. > > You *will* want to use distcc if at all possible. > > Also, if you have a distfiles directory you can share, that will cut the > build time (fewer downloads). > > Now that it is done, it runs really nice considering the hardware... > > Larry > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/26/03 12:23 AM >>> > > Hello, > > I'm about to get a new laptop and I was wondering whether somebody could > comment on the usability of Gentoo on a laptop system. > I can see two arguments: > - laptop with little resources - customization of gentoo might be > advantagous ... > - laptop with little resources - all that compiling will kill you! > > Thanks for any hints and field reports! > Joh > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were playing a friendly game of Frisbee at the Gates estate on the shore of Lake Washington. At one point, Bill accidentally sends the Frisbee over Steve's head, and the Frisbee lands in the lake. Steve walks out onto the surface of the lake and retrieves the Frisbee. The next day the newspapers report: Gates' Throw Exceeds Expectations Apple CEO Unable to Swim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
