-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Terry,
Well, the way I learned it, when I switched from Debian to Gentoo, was that I used the "Minimal Install CD". I also used the Gentoo Handbook (not the "Installation Docs" for the current version. The CD will detect ethernet links to the Internet, so you will be able to use: "links http://www.gentoo.org/"; (without quotes, of course) links is a console-based web browser. That will give you access to the Gentoo site and the Handbook. Doing it the way I've done it requires that you be familiar, or become familiar with the console. You pretty much follow the instructions from the Handbook, and you will learn what makes Gentoo tick. There is information and are links to information in the Handbook, that help. Oh, and a couple of other things regarding links: 1. When you want to download something, do not click on it - instead, use the arrow keys to navigate to the file and use the 'd' key - this will bring up a dialog. You can append a path to the beginning, by moving your cursor there and entering the path - I recommend '/mnt/gentoo/' if you are going to use the standard path for Gentoo. 2. You can navigate to pages you've been to before by using the left arrow key (the equivalent of the back button), or the right arrow key (the equivalent of the forward button). 3. It is better to navigate on a page by using page up and page down. The only other advice I have is, make sure you back everything up, in case you want to go back, read the handbook carefully, and don't forget to set your password. Regards, Chris Terry Eck wrote: > I've been a SuSE user for several years now currently running 10.0. > I'm interested in giving gentoo a try with the object of converting > from SuSE to gentoo. I've been looking at this list for a couple of > weeks and have determined that there may be a steep learning curve > on my part converting. Any words of advice on getting up to speed > using gentoo before I install it. > > Thanks for any advice you might be able to give me. > > Terry Eck -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFFIBR1vAEeEHp061sRAtbXAKCeRI7Sq8D0+9Szwr5/9msd61aRSQCgpzeT 8k58egJDOYj6vwxnQn0CXkY= =SC3m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
