On 3/6/06, A.R.S. KA9QLQ Alvin Koffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I looked at gentoo about 2 years back when I wanted to switch from > Mandrake, I went with Mepis and realy liked 3.3 but 3.4-3 doesn't seem as > good. Don't like how they changed the reopositories. So I thought I'd look > to gentoo again, and am please to see they're really making progress. > Looks like there's a live cd with a graphical install from what I've read. >
Yeah, I tried it this weekend, damn good if you ask me. I tried an alternative way it provides, creating the stage3 dynamic with the packages in the livecd. 2 hours and I got a full working environment with X and all the stuff... 1 day later it was all configured and updated... > > I remember asking about a graphical frountend [like synaptit in Mepis] and > was told "we're working on it." How's it coming? Never heard of it, but I kinda like emerge command line style. > > I see it still leans heavly on Gnome but a KDE version is on it's way, > that will help with popularity. I hate KDE (MHO, no flames please), but you're right, anyway, I guess you don't need kde for a graphical installer interface, I mean, Gnome loads in half the time and provides you what you need (don't get me wrong, Im a fluxbox user, so I hate Gnome as well). > > I have a Celleron 2.9 gig 80 gig hd X 2 and 160 gig sata Diamond Stealth > P90 nvidia fx 5200 video, and winsurf tv card that likes to lock my systom > up grrrr and dsl. > > Will the dvd have a ton of stuff? I see the live cd is only 200 meg, that > seems kinda small. Be nice to see xvkbd in it for people who can't use > their hands well. I bet the LiveDVD will be awesome, I wonder if it will come with all the packages binaries updated, damn good for new installs, In about 3 hours you get a full working environment and start working while portage 15 nicened update everything else in the background. > Just wondering. > Alvin > > For the best jerky you've ever had go to > http://alk.jerkydirect.com/ > My home page > http://ka9qlq.tripod.com > This PC is windows free with Mepis Linux 3.4-3 > http://www.mepis.org/ > 1(747)632-4973 SIP > Get Gizmo 1 cent per minuet calling > http://www.gizmoproject.com/ > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
