Re: LUG: Linux Flavors and help for a novice - Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:27:47 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Linux Flavors and help for a novice

From : Jonathan Smith <smithj@gentoo.[redacted]>

Date : Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:27:47 -0400

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Gerald Sears wrote:
> I'd like to try out both, and will give Ubuntu a try with CDs being
> offered. Anyone willing to burn a disc or two of Gentoo? I can offer
> blanks of CDs or DVDs, but as I said before I've not gotten downloading
> and burning software configured properly on my own system so I can't
> really do it myself.

I'd suggest *against* using the gentoo install CDs. Gentoo takes a long time to
install, and while its installing, its nice to use your computer. So... use
Knoppix! I've got plenty of those you can have/borrow/copy/whatever.

The install documentation for Gentoo using Knoppix is top knotch... (or so I'd
like to think; I wrote it :-). Take a look:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml#doc_chap3

If you have any questions, give me a holla.

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smithj

Gentoo Developer
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