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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is there torrent for livedvd?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:31 am    Post subject: installer ??? Reply with quote

I don't see the point of this 2.6G LiveCD if there is not installer, if I have to install it from command line why would I need this livecd I can do it using any of gentoo cd's, using current stage

So ?? where is installer ??

Any way 10.1 worked fine on my Lenovo T61p.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The LiveCD is big because it contains a lot of packages.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Happy birthday gentoo, and here's to another 10 years of greatness.
I've tried everything from ubuntu to freebsd to fedora to debian, and I still stick with Gentoo as my main OS. :D
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"10 Years of Compiling"

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

There's no point in having an installer...Gentoo is about customization, and that cant happen with an automated installer.

To mix both GUI and customization...lot's of effort needs to be done.

Gentoo is used by cream Linux users.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In fact, the best way to install Gentoo is with the cli period.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just trying out the LiveDVD 10.1 (from a USB stick) and its working fine. :D

Saved me from M$-Windoze hell in a new job whilst waiting for my desktop to arrive!

misiek303 wrote:
I don't see the point of this 2.6G LiveCD if there is not installer, if I have to install it from command line why would I need this livecd I can do it using any of gentoo cd's, using current stage

So ?? where is installer ??

Any way 10.1 worked fine on my Lenovo T61p.


In fact installing the LiveDVD to a USB stick and carrying that round to boot from when you're at a computer that you can't install to is the ideal tool IMO and wouldn't ever require an installer as its not designed for that.

Get the LiveDVD onto a USB stick using sys-boot/unetbootin :wink:
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can use the livedvd to install system to hdd without network?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Can use the livedvd to install system to hdd without network?


As far as I know it is just a LiveDVD and not for installation. :idea:
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:18 pm    Post subject: Just want to show my appreciation Reply with quote

I know it's a small gesture for all the work you guys put into the Gentoo distro, but i wanted to pay my deep respects to all of you. I have been using Gentoo ever since 2003 and it is without a doubt my distro of choice for almost all situations. I've used it on workstations, media centers, embedded systems, industry-grade computers and, if i remember correctly, i had it booting on a mobile phone once too.

Gentoo fits almost any situation because of its immense scalability and tailored nature. I simple love it! And i love you guys for making it! Keep up the good work!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Just want to show my appreciation Reply with quote

elsenator wrote:
I know it's a small gesture for all the work you guys put into the Gentoo distro, but i wanted to pay my deep respects to all of you. I have been using Gentoo ever since 2003 and it is without a doubt my distro of choice for almost all situations. I've used it on workstations, media centers, embedded systems, industry-grade computers and, if i remember correctly, i had it booting on a mobile phone once too.

Gentoo fits almost any situation because of its immense scalability and tailored nature. I simple love it! And i love you guys for making it! Keep up the good work!


Thank you for the fine compliment.

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Can use the livedvd to install system to hdd without network?


Yes it can be installed to a hard drive with a little effort. Checkout the FAQ page for instructions.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya! Happy birthday to gentoo! The only linux distro keeping linux as it was meant to be. CLI!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dman777 wrote:
Ya! Happy birthday to gentoo! The only linux distro keeping linux as it was meant to be. CLI!


Yes :P
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Linux Journal Article reviewing Gentoo's history and current state of play and an inteview with developer Matthew Summers.

Mod edit: Corrected Matthew's surname (he may be Smart, but his name is Summers). :wink:
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: hmm, that's a lot Reply with quote

babauka wrote:
Just interesting: how many millions tons of CO2 produced for the 10 years by the compilation on millions computers?


I went to the local tip a few weeks back and disposed of two boxed versions of Suse which lived on my computer before I changed to Gentoo (via Slackware which I downloaded when I first connected to Broadband!). CO2 comparisons are not always as straight forward as they seem, when you consider how many boxed sets of different distributions are created, distributed and then not bought (because they have been superceded), but disposed of.

Gentoo has been (and continues to be) a revelation - I have not had to reinstall since 2004, I can run all the software I want, either as stable or unstable version and I can tune the system to suit my needs. Previously I have run into dependency hell when installing some new package which wasn't yet included in the release set from Suse, and Slackware, leading ultimately to the need to reinstall fresh to get out of the problem.

So, Happy Birthday Gentoo, and thanks to all the developers past and present for their efforts and achievements. May Gentoo live to see many more birthdays!
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:26 pm    Post subject: Re: hmm, that's a lot Reply with quote

paulj wrote:
Gentoo has been (and continues to be) a revelation - I have not had to reinstall since 2004, I can run all the software I want, either as stable or unstable version and I can tune the system to suit my needs. Previously I have run into dependency hell when installing some new package which wasn't yet included in the release set from Suse, and Slackware, leading ultimately to the need to reinstall fresh to get out of the problem.


In fact me too, my original Gentoo installation is april 2005 and I'm still running on it :P
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had a "first install" on my x86 box that lasted since mid-2003.

It would still be going today, had I not upgraded to an amd64 box last year.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:52 pm    Post subject: Re: hmm, that's a lot Reply with quote

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paulj wrote:
Gentoo has been (and continues to be) a revelation - I have not had to reinstall since 2004, I can run all the software I want, either as stable or unstable version and I can tune the system to suit my needs. Previously I have run into dependency hell when installing some new package which wasn't yet included in the release set from Suse, and Slackware, leading ultimately to the need to reinstall fresh to get out of the problem.


In fact me too, my original Gentoo installation is april 2005 and I'm still running on it :P


I've only just replaced my first Gentoo install from 2002, and would have migrated the old OS, but figured it was easier (but not impossible) to install from fresh as I was stepping up from x86 to x86_64.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I had to reinstall when I switched from a Pentium4 to a Quad Core :P

x86 to amd64.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yay for Gentoo and I'm back after few years. Installing at work atm (over ssh ofc).
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As we can see on the linux mag article, the stable branch is a little bit behind, but the others distro are binary, so it's normal IMOO.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Mod edit: Corrected Matthew's surname (he may be Smart, but his name is Summers). :wink:
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:oops: Sorry!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

happy birthday !! congrates to gen and thanks all developer :lol:
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

congratulations and thanks a lot !
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello, is there a way to buy LiveDVDs of our preferred loved distro?
Distributors listed on gentoo.org site are almost out of date (is it possible to update and renew links?).
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