Gentoo.

[Liz McQueeny]

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" <dattaway at dattaway.org>
To: "Chris Wagner" <ismgr at atchisonkansas.net>
Cc: <kclug at kclug.org>
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.
>
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