yes it is a useful summary, but the following two lines simply do not reconcile:
" I've managed to take the standard 20-30 hour installation and bring it down to about 2-3 hours of time." "Once you have completed that, you should begin emerging packages. The packages I would emerge would be as followed: XFREE" I dunno what sort of machine he thinks hes compiling on, but xfree does not compile with distcc, so methinks he is dreaming. Unless there is something I am missing on that site about using the precompiled binaries... On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 13:30:29 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, > it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. > Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
