On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 14:56:38 +0800 "m.w.chang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> glancing the installation guide: > > 1. must the internet be accessible when installing gentoo? I would think so. It compiles from source, which it loads from the net. It is possible to make binary install packages from a Gentoo system. So, I would imagine that you could at least do subsequent installs without a network. But you would have to set that up. There is discussion in the Gentoo community about making a binary install. But, that removes one advantage of Gentoo: consistent custom compilation. I think there are binary installs available for a few big items, like OpenOffice. Still, I let it go from scratch. After all, I did not need the computer for a few days... > 2. what are "Portage Tree" and "GRP"? I think it is the structure of install scripts in /usr/portage. You use the 'emerge rsync' command to keep this tree up-to-date on your system. It simply defines what you could choose to install. There is a KDE program called 'kportage' that lets you explore it. Of course, they are all text files and rather obvious. So you can also look as well. I do not know what GRP is. In what context have you read this? > 3. where does the `emerge` command get her source files? the cdrom? The 'net. There is a list of sites that it gets things from. They are always gentoo sites with copies of the things. Except, I think Win4Lin was accessed directlry when I installed Merge. > 4. can I use my own kernel source (say a direct download from > kernel.org plus xfs patch for 2.4.20) instead of the one bndled > on the liveCd (ie, xfs-sources)? Yes. But then you do that on your own as you always did. I have the 'vanilla' 2.4.20 kernel installed by Gentoo. You do have the choice of a generic original Kernel. You are not required to use a Gentoo-modified one. As to xfs patches: perhaps there is an ebuild (a.k.a. install script) that handles this xfs stuff directly. I am just looking into xfs for my /home, which is not a separate file system in the Gentoo build (yet). > 5. if I choose to expand the Stage-3 tbz2 from the LiveCD, > does it mean I could skip stage 1 and stage 2 altoghter? I think the docs imply this. But I personally did the install step by step. For me, that was part of the exercise. Of course. if you do a stage3 install directly, and then decide you want some pre-compiled part to be recompiled with your favorite local options, just emerge that part again. Once you set up a Gentoo system, if you stay up-to-date with your portage tree (by running; 'emerge rsync; emerge -u -deep system'), then, effectively, you always have the current Gentoo release. No need to reinstall. This is a strong point with Gentoo. So, if you install stage3 direct, you have not cancelled any options. (Note: some people prefer 'world' instead of 'system' in the command above. 'system' is more complete. But, you get the idea.) -- +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ � Roger Oberholtzer � E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � � OPQ Systems AB � WWW: http://www.opq.se/ � � Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 � Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 � � 115 34 Stockholm � Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 � � Sweden � Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 � +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
