I just purchased a copy of Gentoo Linux 1.4 to replace Red Hat 9.0. I have been using Linux off and on for a year now but the Red Hat distro could not convince me to switch over to Linux full time. Thus, I ran Windows and I used SSH secure shell to access my Unix accounts.
First question. My notebook has a duel boot partition running both Windows XP Pro and Red Hat Linux 9.0. Will I be able to install Gentoo right over the Red Hat partition? Honestly, I never plan to use Red Hat again. I will definately not miss their surveys to keep my membership current. Second question which I am sure many of you asked. From which tarball stage should I install? During the demo at Indiana University, they started with stage3 since they told us it takes a couple of days of compiling before you can get a working systems with Gentoo. Is still still the norm for 1.4? I will be installing Gentoo on a Dell Inspirion 8100 notebook with a Pentium III 1 GHz Processor with 512 megs of RAM. Which stage did most of you start from? I have a feeling I will be asking more questions once my CDs arrive. Any responses will be greatly appreciated, Kevin Miller, Jr., MPA, Comparative & Intl. Affairs, Information Systems, and Nonprofit Management, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Bloomington, E-Civil Society.org - www.e-civilsociety.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
