IMHO, once you get the base installation done (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1) you can do the rest at home.
Yes Xfree86 and KDE for example take a long time to compile but you could do emerge -f packagenames from the Installfest rsync server then emerge packagenames later at home Regards, Robert Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. -----Original Message----- From: Hamish McBrearty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 25 March 2004 3:01 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gentoo Installfest I like the idea of a Gentoo installfest, however in my experiences so far the source installs take to darn long!! Even my 1.5GHz Celeron took over a day. Perhaps we should have a few GRP CDs on hand and do binary only installs for people, plus provide them with the source packages. That way they can run "emerge -e world" when they get home and have a usable system that is compiling everything with their custom optimizations in the background. Thoughts???? ------------------------------------------------- Hamish McBrearty MCSE MCSA Network Engineer Rangi Ruru Girls' School 59 Hewitts Road Christchurch NEW ZEALAND Ph 03 355-6099 Fax 03 355-6027 CELL 021 999770 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------
