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n0xious
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 Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject: Where to start? |
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Hi I'm very new to Linux and as a summer project I want to effectively run Gentoo on my computer as my primary operating system. I was just wondering other than the Gentoo handbook (which confuses me a lot) is their any good text I should read? Are there and specific things I should learn as soon as possible? I'm as much of a noob as I could be about this subject so any help would be much appreciated.
p.s. I realize this might not have been the best place to ask this question but I couldn't think of a better place |
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gentoo_dude
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| The handbook is the best resource. Even if it feels like confusing when read for the first time, when you read it again, and possibly a third time it will not be too confusing. Also I would not expect to get a gentoo system up and running for the first time. It will take at least of couple of tries to get it where you want it. After that you don't have to monkey much with the system, besides the updates. Mine was built in 2007, right after I got this computer, and it is still up to date. But it was not my first gentoo installation. Again the gentoo handbook is one of the best resources. |
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DONAHUE
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Jump in, the water is fine. Learn by doing.
Suggest using a System Rescue cd as your install platform (rescue64 at the boot prompt if you want a 64 bit system). Boot into the xfce gui and open a firefox window with the handbook open in it next to the terminal window. You can then conveniently copy and paste from hand book to terminal. |
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d2_racing
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Indeed, you the handbook and if you are stuck, post on the forum for help  |
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n0xious
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| Alright will do |
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d2_racing
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Good luck |
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phajdan.jr
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Where to start? |
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| n0xious wrote: | | Are there and specific things I should learn as soon as possible? |
I think that an important thing is feeling comfortable with your system. While you solve the problems you run into, try to understand why the system works the way it works. Don't be afraid to ask for more elaborate explanations in the forums. If you don't understand some parts of the docs, try not only to solve the current problem you have, but also to understand that part of the doc.
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d2_racing
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Indeed, you really need to understand how Gentoo works, so that you can debug yourself one day.
But, it's really one step at the time. |
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cwr
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Or, if you have a reasonable amount of memory (say 1G+) install VirtualBox
in whatever OS you run at the moment, and install Gentoo on VirtualBox.
That way it's easy to wipe the system and start over. When you've finished
tinkering, install on the actual hardware.
(I generally give VirtualBox images 8G/16G of filesystem, and 512M of
memory, and they seem to run ok. More memory would be better.)
Will |
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