Best to do this from stage 3, as the CD will have some pre-compiled binaries for you. See the install instructions.
emerge -p packagename will not always tell you which *files* will be needed for instalation of said package. I seem to recall seeing a script in the forums for such. You would probably do well to search there. > -----Original Message----- > From: Eugene Van Dam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:01 AM > To: Michael Denio > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Internet-less box? > > > Ah yes. Let me then just get this clear. > Get the distfiles, get the latest portage snapshot. > Untar these into /usr/portage/distfiles and /usr/portage/packages. > > Then when i get to the point where the install.txt say: > " > Starting from Stage2 > > #emerge -p system > [list packages to be installed] > #emerge system > " > it will just automatically see that the portage and distfiles > are already on > the box and not try to do a download? > > What about when I try it from Stage3? > " > Starting from Stage3 > > #emerge sync > #emerge -up world > [list packages] > #emerge -u world > " > > So if I understand correctly, with my manually downloaded and > copied files, I > will not do a "emerge sync" (which just downloads the files), > i will just do > "emerge system" or "emerge -u world"? > > I won't need to set it not to go look on some server for files? > > > Also, when at I later on get a new portages snapshot, I will > just download this > and untar to /usr/portage/packages and do > "emerge -u world" ? > > > Thanks for your time > Eugene > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > Quoting Michael Denio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > You could go to > > ftp.ibiblio.org:/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/distfiles > and pull the > > > > bz2's from there > > > > Eugene Van Dam wrote: > > > > >Thanks for the reply, only one other problem I didn't > state. The box > > with > > >internet access is not a gentoo box... I have access from a Win2K > > account > > >and/or from a rh7.3 account... > > > > > >Is there another way? > > > > > >Eugene > > > > > >Quoting Michael Denio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > >>You can use "emerge -f" on the machine with internet > access and place > > > > >>the downloaded files from /usr/portage/distfiles into the same > > directory > > >> > > >>on the machine without internet access. I assume there > is also ftp > > >>access to the tarballs so you could use that instead of > "emerge -f" > > >> > > >>Eugene Van Dam wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>Hi > > >>> > > >>>I recently got hold of a live-cd containg gentoo stage1,2 and 3 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>tarballs and a > > >> > > >> > > >>>few packages. I read through the /usr/share/doc/install.txt and > > also > > >>> > > >>> > > >>read the > > >> > > >> > > >>>portage manual and guide. I find the whole > portages/emerge idea very > > > > >>>interesting and would like to give it a try, except I have the > > little > > >>> > > >>> > > >>problem > > >> > > >> > > >>>of no internet access on the box I'm installing Gentoo. > > >>> > > >>>I have internet access elsewhere, so my question is how > would I go > > >>> > > >>> > > >>about > > >> > > >> > > >>>installing and keeping up to date, my gentoo box at home. There > > surely > > >>> > > >>> > > >>must be > > >> > > >> > > >>>a way to set up /etc/make.conf or whatever to lookup the files i > > >>> > > >>> > > >>separetly > > >> > > >> > > >>>downloaded and copied to /some/dir/. > > >>> > > >>>emerge sync, emerge -up world , ect all want to connect to the > > gentoo > > >>> > > >>> > > >>mirrors. > > >> > > >> > > >>>Any help? > > >>>Thanks > > >>>Eugene > > >>> > > >>>-- > > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>-- > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
