Thanks for your advice.
At 10:56 AM 10/13/2003, you wrote:
1) # emerge -k kde
2) # emerge -k xfree
As I understand gentoo and emerge (been using it less than a week), the "-k" will get pre-compiled packages and will NOT compile them.
Whether I should remove "-k"
# emerge xfree
will download, compile and install the package.
B.R. Stephen
The download time was quick (I have a 3MB broadband connection, single user) but installation each took more than 2 hours respectively without completion compelling me to reboot the PC with Crtl+Alt+Del.
Assuming it really was compiling KDE and XFREE, I think you're in for a much longer wait than the short 2 hours you gave it. The Gentoo Linux Desktop Configuration Guide says this about xfree:
The emerge/install process of X will take awhile on even a quick system. The system is quite
large, so be prepared to read a book, take a nap, etc.
<snip>
After this rather length process is completed, configuration will begin.
For the KDE part, it says:
Have a nice nap!
Regards Hall
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