Where is /usr/share/zoneinfo?

MadOtis · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: Where is /usr/share/zoneinfo?

I am doing a new install on a laptop (This is about my 8th Gentoo install on various machines, so I'm not a total newbie).

I'm following the 2005.0 handbook which mentions creating the symbolic link from /usr/share/zoneinfo to /etc/localtime. Well, I don't seem to have a '/usr/share/zoneinfo' directory to find a timezone file in. I've looked at the stage1-x86-2005.0.tar.bz2 and there doesn't seem to be any files in there either. Could I have missed a step?

Thanks in advance,
Randy

mikegpitt · Advocate Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 3224

Are you sure you are checking inside your chrooted environment and not on the livecd?

If you are looking in your chrooted environment check if your md5 checksum is correct:

nixnut · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Where is /usr/share/zoneinfo?

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

Indeed, those files are generated during the regular stage1-2-3 process.

MadOtis · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject:

ok, I think I may know what was happening... I was trying to do a Stage 1 install and it looks like the Handbook is geared towards doing a Stage 3 install. This is an 'experimental' laptop, so, I'll just stick with a Stage 3 install and start over.

However, some designation may want to be added to the handbook indicating that the instructions are for a Stage 3 install.

Thanks for the help!
Randy

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject:

There are quite a few references to this in the 2005.0 handbook. Especially in the first two chapters.