On Tue, February 8, 2005 11:17 am, Nick Rout said:
We used to have to load oses like this 20 years ago, using the standard 2 volume manual. ( The only thing you could say about the manual is that it *might* be correct - so that comment is irrelevant to the current thread! ).
I hope that things have evolved from that point - the sacrificing of various souls to your favourite are only now recommended, not required.
I take the points on board that maybe I'm not the target audience for the docs, but please take mine that the gentoo site sent me there!
An example of the poor documentation I'm talking about:
<Page 9> 9.b. Optional: Cron Daemon
Next is the cron daemon. Although it is optional and not required for your system, it is wise to install one. But what is a cron daemon? A cron daemon executes scheduled commands. It is very handy if you need to execute some command regularly (for instance daily, weekly or monthly).
Gentoo offers three possible cron daemons: dcron, fcron and vixie-cron. Installing one of them is similar to installing a system logger. However, dcron and fcron require an extra configuration command, namely crontab /etc/crontab. If you don't know what to choose, use vixie-cron.
We only provide vixie-cron for networkless installations. If you want another cron daemon you can wait and install it later on. </Page 9>
OK, I need cron, and I have a network. So what do I install - dcron or fcron? What's the difference? Is this too much or too little information?
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Bugger! I'm at the same level as my .sig. I thought it was tomorrow. Looks like a quick sprint home for the car - last ferry's at 8pm ):
Can you post a final notice to the list???
Cheers,
Steve PS. Is it 2 p's in apalling, then?
The Document states "If you don't know what to choose, use vixie-cron." And then you have snipped the 2 commands to install it.
Judging from the title of this thread you don't want to succeed with the install.
My first gentoo install took me 2 weeks. I started on the same day as the first gentoo installfest, but I decided to give it a crack myself as a learning experience. ( First time I ever compiled a kernel )
Just like in the cheese ad, "The good things take time"
Col.
