You might want to read through the installation manual before you attempt it just so you know what to expect... http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-1.4_rc2-install.xml ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Attaway" To: "Chris Wagner" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Gentoo. > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Chris Wagner wrote: > > > I noticed that the ISO file was 120 megs or so, and I guess I kinda > > figgered that a little small for a complete distribution. > > > The file listing also gave a couple of .tbz2 files (stage 2 & 3). > > Oh, that's not all. That's the basic system. Stage 2 and 3 have more > prebuilt stuff to begin with. Gentoo fetches tarballs from mirrors or the > author's web sites (whatever is fastest) as it builds itself. > > > What do I do with these files and what exactly are they? > > These tarballs are to be unpacked and you can chroot into them so they can > be your current environment as they are a complete linux environment. > From there, it builds itself into the creation of your desires. For > example, if you want a fancy desktop with evolution, just type "emerge > evolution" and everything including the kitchen sink will be built to make > it happen. It will install X, everything else it needs, and possibly > require configuration before running. That's about it. > > -- > "It is the duty of a patriot to protect his country from its government" > -Thomas Paine > http://dattaway.org > > >