The installation.....

eyalben · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 5

Why does the installation is so much complicated!?
I am working with redhat linux about month and i like to work with Gentoo,
I like the KDE and Redhat are very low on support for it.
I am really like to start work with Gentoo, but the installation is very complicated and i'm has a terrible english.

There is any more easy installation!?

Eyal

DArtagnan · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:41 pm Post subject:

Man, its not difficult at all !!!
I worked with redhat about 1 ~ 1.5 years and then i decided to change the f.**** distr. to better one.

At the beginning i did not know shit about it.
I've printed the docs from gentoo`s site and i did it step by step.
I visited the forum every day, i asked a lot of question ( sorry if i've disturbed any one in here :-)

) and now believe me I've got 3 Gentoo mashines both home and work.
What i never learned with redhat in aprox. 2 years i got with Gentoo in one month.

you're welcome
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DArtagnan · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:47 pm Post subject:

Sorry, it is difficult but it possible to do this if you want...
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eyalben · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 5

If i tlel the true, Gentoo is look very good Distr.
But, i have some question,
a) I dont know how to scroll in the konsole or to do something like:
"dir /p" that i could see all the files because i cant see everything.

b) I have windows XP, and because i cant delete my windows because my parents need sometimes my computer, and i cant leave "The sims", so it's possible to save it?

c) I download the big ISO (more than 100 MB), Does i need to connect the internet too or it's an offline installation??

d) Is this come with some own utilities like in RH, there is The Redhat User managment, or the printer utility.........

I really need some help, and soon, lucky that someone still awake, where i live its afternoon, and were you live it's probably night!!

Eyal Ben-Simon

whitenoise · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:06 pm Post subject:

Ok:

b) You can leave Windows partition intact and install Gentoo on a different partition and choose wich OS you want to use at boot time.

c) You can install Gentoo from this CD. You need Internet if you want to install X manager and other application (like Gnome,KDE,...) but in a second moment.

d) I don[t know what RHUM do but you can configure printing using CUPS and there are a lot of other tools you can use.
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whitenoise · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:09 pm Post subject:

I forgot:

a ) you can try " ls | more "

Gio
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eyalben · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 5

Thank's for help me,
I guess i has to stay with the old RH,

To badd that the installation is not auto like in redhat or other distr.,
And i really Want KDE, and i have 56KB Modem, But it's very slow, something like 4KB Per.Sec

Well, the lack of the utilities, and the setup, that iguess they will build someday, are made me make my desigen.

And i realy need some good Distr. with KDE 3, and Koffice 1.2, i'm need the Bi-Di Support (for Hebrew, not arabic)

Well, thank's for the help.

Eyal

klieber · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Thank you 4 the help

eyalben · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 5

I've look at mandrake but i dont have a way to get it.
I can't download it i thinking about to make ADSL, but still in my area it's not possibe,
And my internet is taking 3 days 4 1 file,

by the way when I asked how to scroll whell i find out it by myself
it's something like
Shift+PageUp
Or alt, i'm not sure..

eyal

klieber

rhiinorex · n00b Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 8 Location: CA, USA