[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Binary install distro

Dale wrote: > Hi, > > This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes. I want to install Linux on > my brothers rig. The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type. I > don't want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig with > a slow CPU and not a lot of ram either. So, what is a

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Binary install distro

On 2011-11-11, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Dale wrote: > >> >> Now to teach him how to update the thing. > > I'll be interested in hearing how that goes. I had one weekend running > Ubuntu and ended up running away as fast as I could. I use Ubuntu occasionally, and it's

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Dale wrote: > Of course, if I find something better, I can backup the /home > directory and install something else then restore the /home and carry on > with something new. > I strongly recommend keeping a separate partition for /home; it makes things a lot easier if and when you switch. It also m

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On Friday 11 Nov 2011 22:02:40 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2011-11-11, Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Dale wrote: > > > > > >> Now to teach him how to update the thing. > > > > I'll be interested in hearing how that goes. I had one weekend running > > Ubuntu and ended up r

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Grant Edwards wrote: The next thing you do is configure it to boot into text mode with all the kernel messages visible. Then you've got something that's almost tolerable. < cough cough > Care to share how you did that little trick? I like to see the stuff scrolling up myself. Is there a

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:40:26 -0600, Dale wrote: > > The next thing you do is configure it to boot into text mode with all > > the kernel messages visible. Then you've got something that's almost > > tolerable. > > < cough cough > Care to share how you did that little trick? I like > to see

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Neil Bothwick wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:40:26 -0600, Dale wrote: The next thing you do is configure it to boot into text mode with all the kernel messages visible. Then you've got something that's almost tolerable. < cough cough> Care to share how you did that little trick? I like to s

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On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: >> >> On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:40:26 -0600, Dale wrote: >> The next thing you do is configure it to boot into text mode with all the kernel messages visible. Then you've got something that's almost tolerable. >>> >>>

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:05:39 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> Is there a way after the install to add a Windoze OS to grub and all? > >> I unplugged the windoze drive to make sure it didn't mess that up OR > >> I mess up something. So, grub, or some bootloader, is installed on > >> the wrong drive in this

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Steven J Long wrote: Dale wrote: Of course, if I find something better, I can backup the /home directory and install something else then restore the /home and carry on with something new. I strongly recommend keeping a separate partition for /home; it makes things a lot easier if and when yo

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On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:19:48 -0600, Dale wrote: > > Heh indeed; you can even keep an lvm setup across distros. I used to > > have `gentoo' and `debian' volume groups and it's easy to mount > > logical volumes in either direction (/home was on a separate large > > physical partition.) > > Learned

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On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > Steven J Long wrote: >> >> Dale wrote: >>> >>> Of course, if I find something better, I can backup the /home >>> directory and install something else then restore the /home and carry on >>> with something new. >>> >> I strongly recommend keeping a separa

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Pandu Poluan wrote: On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" > wrote: > > > I always make /home separate. Well, until udev needs it too I guess. lol > Heh, I knew you'd bring up that monstrosity ;-) Rgds, I couldn't resist. Sorry. o_O Just shows people on here

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Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:19:48 -0600, Dale wrote: Heh indeed; you can even keep an lvm setup across distros. I used to have `gentoo' and `debian' volume groups and it's easy to mount logical volumes in either direction (/home was on a separate large physical partition.) Lear

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On Nov 16, 2011 8:07 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > Pandu Poluan wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" wrote: >> > >> > >> > I always make /home separate. Well, until udev needs it too I guess. lol >> > >> >> Heh, I knew you'd bring up that monstrosity ;-) >> >> Rgds, > > > I couldn't resist.

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Pandu Poluan wrote: On Nov 16, 2011 8:07 AM, "Dale" > wrote: > > Pandu Poluan wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" > wrote: >> > >> > >> > I always make /home separate. Well, until udev needs it too I guess. lol >> > >>

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is it possible to install lightDM (ubuntu 11.10) in gentoo? Érico V. Porto On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Dale wrote: > Pandu Poluan wrote: > > > On Nov 16, 2011 8:07 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > > > Pandu Poluan wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >

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Érico Porto wrote: is it possible to install lightDM (ubuntu 11.10) in gentoo? Érico V. Porto It looks like you can. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/10/simple-lightdm-manager-lets-easily-tweak-ubuntu-11-10-login-screen/ I have not tested this tho so no idea what it could/might break. Dal

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On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:45:45 -0200, Érico Porto wrote: > is it possible to install lightDM (ubuntu 11.10) in gentoo? It's in portage, so I suppose the answer has to be yes. PS please do not top-post. PPS Sorry for nicking your tagline Alan ;-) -- Neil Bothwick I'm not opinionated, I'm just a

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Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:45:45 -0200, Érico Porto wrote: is it possible to install lightDM (ubuntu 11.10) in gentoo? It's in portage, so I suppose the answer has to be yes. PS please do not top-post. PPS Sorry for nicking your tagline Alan ;-) I sure did misread that on

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Coming from Gentoo, I'll recommend Arch Linux, a Gentoo with binariespure sugar. Laurent 2011/11/16 Dale > Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:45:45 -0200, Érico Porto wrote: >> >> is it possible to install lightDM (ubuntu 11.10) in gentoo? >>> >> It's in portage, so I suppose