[gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread AG
Hi all Thanks for the responses to my earlier query regarding co-location of Debian and Gentoo on the same HDD. I still have a few questions regarding an installation before I take the plunge: (1) Looking through the background docs, it occurs to me that if I wanted to install Gentoo on

Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:02:50 +0100, AG wrote: (1) Looking through the background docs, it occurs to me that if I wanted to install Gentoo on my system, I would need access to a second machine that is running all of the on-line docs that guide one through the installation process. Is this

Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 14 June 2009 13:02:50 AG wrote: Hi all Thanks for the responses to my earlier query regarding co-location of Debian and Gentoo on the same HDD. I still have a few questions regarding an installation before I take the plunge: (1) Looking through the background docs, it occurs to

Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread AG
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 14 June 2009 13:02:50 AG wrote: Hi all Thanks for the responses to my earlier query regarding co-location of Debian and Gentoo on the same HDD. I still have a few questions regarding an installation before I take the plunge: (1) Looking through the

Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 14 June 2009 15:24:24 AG wrote: What you will do is spend an insane amount of time trying to figure out what a certain USE flag actually does an if you want it. Debian doesn't give you that choice. Is this an example of that infinite adaptability of Gentoo as a metadistro? Yes.

Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in

2009-06-14 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:06:04 +0100, AG wrote: Look at the alternate install docs. Although these relate to using a live CD like Knoppix, you can also use an already installed system for this. So you can install Gentoo from a chroot in your existing Debian system (you will may a live CD to