how do i install , in layman terms? winXP user

snowball1693 · n00b Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 2

i have heard great things about geatoo linux but how can i install it , i have no printer that is in working order(sold mine to buy blank cd's to burn geatoo)some one trow me a flashlight, it's dark and im lost!

Earthwings · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:22 pm Post subject:

Follow http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1

Btw., people tend to call it Gentoo.

gentoo15 · n00b Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 67

when in gentoo, u can use this as an install manual:

links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1

or either

lynx http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1

links2 is the one that worked for me, i had actually printed it out, but that will work also. Later

snowball1693 · n00b Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 2

thanks for the help , i will try that later , i also have their cd to install over the net. maybe ill figure that one out too . thanks

Dr Gonzo · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

The documentation is, in fact, the reason I'm still using Gentoo. Well, that and this here forum. All the help you need is right at your fingertips.

The LiveCD installation is nice because you can have full (text mode) web browsing while you install. You can, also, run more than one console at the same time. When you boot up the LiveCD, log in. You can, then, hit Alt-F2 (actually, Alt-F2 through -F5) and it'll pull up another login screen. Switch back with Alt-F1. This'll let you browse the documentation on the web with links2 or lynx, and do the install on the other console. Pretty sweet, huh?

If you have any more problems, all you have to do is search the forums here, and 90% of the time, somebody has already asked the question you have. When all else fails, just ask.
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