Dummm ? but I must ask it for I do not under stand...

stevewabc · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 43

Y does Gentoo do the install the way they do....alot of work!

Y cant it be like install anyother OS like Mandrake or suse and etc..

I just order the cd but I just dont no if i will get it up and running or not. This will have to be a weekend thing looks like a couple of days of work...If this works I have to do this to 9 other computers ouch!

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

1) so it's customized
2) b/c mandrake already does a damn good job of being mandrake
3) Yea it's a few days, especially for your 1st installation. it's worth it.

stevewabc · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 43

One of the big problems i'm see is that I have 9 other computers to install this on after i no if i like it!!!!

I would like to make a system install off my hard drive after building this to my liking. then install on the other systems then do a make xconfig to set them up, can this be done? using my CD/RW or DVD/RW

floam · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 3:28 am Post subject:

You wouldnt want to. Main reason people use gentoo so that you can have binaries built to your liking for your exact hardware. I'm sure all nine computers of yours arent the same.

and

Why would we want to have it install like mandrake, that would suck!! How could we customize or learn anything?

stevewabc · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 43

All I want is the OS to do what I want like:

1. do updates ( kde desk top) with out a lot of work

2. run only what I need not all this extra crap...keep it clean most of the OS out there after installing the menu bar is full of things I do not need! (how many terminal option do you need)

3. I would like to see drag and burn to the cd's and keep it open not closing the cd after burning...A few things like microsoft has... (roxio)

sa · Guru Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 450

to answer your questions.
1) gentoo is easy to update
2) gentoo doesnt have a lot of exta crap by default. (but you can add it later)
3) you can do this in linux, just dont fixate your cdr disk, when you burn it.

If your installation is smaller than 700mb compressed, you could install gentoo on to one computer. copy it to a cdr. and then just copy the installation to the other computers. (assuming you use -mcpu flag that is compatible with all 9 of your computers). this way you wont have to go through the entire proccess 9 times. (or if its bigger than 700mb you could copy it through your network, if you have one.)

or you could hire a nerd to do it for you.

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

If the installation is >700mb, just copy it over the network.
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