Installing on a system without Internet connection

humdinger70 · n00b Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 1

What's the best way to install Gentoo on a system (a Dell I8000 laptop) that doesn't have a regular and persistent connection to the Internet?

I only have a high-speed connection when I attend my local user group's installfest and that's only for a few hours, once a month.

I can leave the system on at home at let it compile unattended as much as I want.

I have the version 1.1a and 1.2 CDs.
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delta407 · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 8:32 pm Post subject:

Well, you can bring your laptop in, get it on a network, and "emerge -f" everything you want. That'll grab the source (and all necessary files) and stick them in /usr/portage/distfiles; then, just bring your computer home and emerge (with no parameters) the programs you downloaded earlier. All done!
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klieber · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 8:40 pm Post subject:

This has been asked more than once before. Please check the archives before posting.

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