I suggest going to http://gazza.citylink.co.nz/gentoo/releases/1.4_rc4/x86/x86/livecd/
and get gentoo-3stages-x86-1.4_rc4.iso And there is another great thing about Gentoo - there is a New Zealand mirror. PS - I will stand corrected if others have better suggestions. 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. >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>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 >> >> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > >-- >Nick Rout >Barrister & Solicitor >Christchurch, NZ >Ph +64 3 3798966 >Fax + 64 3 3798853 >http://www.rout.co.nz >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
