Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions
On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 15:51, Kevin Miller, Jr. wrote: 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. If you know the partition numbers then you can install right over the top of them. You may also blow them away and make new partitions out of the same areas. Both will work fine. 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? There was just a poll on this. Most people who will answer this question said they start from Stage 1. I start from stage 3 as I'm a newbie also. One reasonable point was that if you are not absolutely sure what USE flogs you are going to set up, then you might as well start from Stage 3, later set up your USE flags, and over time most everything will get rebuilt anyway. My vote is for stage 3, and start using the box sooner. 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 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 25 August 2003 23:51, Kevin Miller, Jr. wrote: 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. Welcome, and congratulations on your excellent decision :) 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. Yup. I haven't read the install docs in a long time, but the partition layout described are purely a suggestion. If you only have a single partition that will do nicely. I believe there is some special code to handle the automatic mounting of /boot for special cases, but I wouldn't worry too much if you don't have a /boot (my laptop now , and when I can be arsed desktop and 2 servers, mount /boot ReadOnly). 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'm a stage 1 guy, have been since my very first installation. Depends on how comfortable with linux you are, and how much bandwidth and time you have. Then there is the geekiness/masochist aspect :o) I have a feeling I will be asking more questions once my CDs arrive. Ask away, there are plenty more people here, many of whom I'm sure know a lot more than I. - -- Mike Williams -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/SpcSInuLMrk7bIwRAng3AKCiYZTCngcIIanPn+AXl63V+PD19ACeK7re sPx9DjythgZIV4z8kOmyOqk= =XpzK -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions
On August 25, 2003 06:51 pm, Kevin Miller, Jr. wrote: 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. welcome to gentoo ;-) 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. sure you can. just skip the fdisk step in the install howto and go right to creating a filesytem on the already existing partitions... you may want to re-create your partition table though, if only for the learning experience. 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? if you're a newbie, start from stage 1. the docs are so good, that while the task is daunting, it's VERY informative. install your first gentoo box from stage one and you'll learn more about linux in 3 days than you did in two years with redhat. I have a feeling I will be asking more questions once my CDs arrive. it's all good. some of us are newbies, and others are veterans... whatever your question, it's likely someone here can help. -- laws are like spider webs. if some poor weak creature comes up against them -- it is caught. but the bigger one can break through and get away. - solon, greek philosopher, c. 630-555 B.C. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:09:06 +0100 Mike Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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'm a stage 1 guy, have been since my very first installation. Depends on how comfortable with linux you are, and how much bandwidth and time you have. Then there is the geekiness/masochist aspect :o) It really makes no difference; you'll only do an install once, unlike RedHat. After a years worth of incremental updates you'll be in the same shape whether starting from Stage 1 or 3. Yes, it will take a couple of days starting from Stage 1. I started from Stage 1 about 2 years ago. I might do Stage 3 today now that it is available. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions
Wow, I am impressed at the feedback. Thanks a lot for your help. I will definitely take all your advice into consideration. Just wish my CD would arrive sooner:) Kevin - Original Message - From: Collins Richey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Linux 1.4 General Install Questions On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:09:06 +0100 Mike Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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'm a stage 1 guy, have been since my very first installation. Depends on how comfortable with linux you are, and how much bandwidth and time you have. Then there is the geekiness/masochist aspect :o) It really makes no difference; you'll only do an install once, unlike RedHat. After a years worth of incremental updates you'll be in the same shape whether starting from Stage 1 or 3. Yes, it will take a couple of days starting from Stage 1. I started from Stage 1 about 2 years ago. I might do Stage 3 today now that it is available. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
