On Sunday 04 April 2004 18:15, Jason Greenwood wrote:
> GENTOO Linux: Your Friendly Quick Installation Guide
> OS News - USA
> Summary: Doug Swain takes a look at the Gentoo Linux installation and
> offers a quicker guide than the available online documentation of the
> distro.
>
> http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6589
>
> May be helpful for you guys???

Possibly, possibly not.

While an edited version of the 70 page tome from Gentoo Central Command is 
very desirable this truly microscopic document of just a dozen or three 
useful lines is really no more that an aid to memory for the seasoned 
installer. It assumes you know exactly what you are doing before you start. 
Only 3 lines on how to configure and install a kernel! Need I say more? 

The Quick Install Reference at:- 

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml

is in a similar vein, but seems slightly more informative. It actually shows 
you how to create you lilo or grub config files.

While not in the same league as Linux From Scratch, one of the Gentoo goals is 
to be an effective learning experience. The aforementioned tome is part and 
parcel of achieving that goal. In my experience it is effective.

-- 
Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell

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