On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:05, you wrote: > just got a pentium 120 and i want some form of linux on it. thought og > gentoo but not too sure about the stages.
The stage[23].tar.gz files on the cdrom iso expect that you have a P II or better machine. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CLUG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:55 PM > Subject: gentoo on slower machines > > > FYI, I am given to understand that gentoo can be built on a fast machine > > for transfer to a slow machine. The fast machine does not have to have > > gentoo installed. > > > > so if anyone has an older machine they want to play with gentoo on, and > > a newer machine to build it on, we could give it a try. > > > > Of course the obvious flaw is that when you need to update a package it > > will need to be compiled on the slower machine, but that may not be too > > much problem. > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
