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ericcpp n00b
Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: Can I Install Gentoo From LIveDVD? |
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Hello all, It's my first post in this hall!
I have a very simple question, Can I use this
http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/pub/gentoo//releases/x86/10.0/livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-10.0.iso
ISO image to install Gentoo on my x86 notebook?!
I downloaded it and it's live version, Is it possible to install Gentoo from live dvd?! |
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sera Retired Dev
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1017 Location: CET
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Every linux will do, so you can use this one as well. If you are looking for an installer it doesn't exist.
Follow The Handbook on how to install Gentoo. |
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John R. Graham Administrator
Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 10587 Location: Somewhere over Atlanta, Georgia
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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He means the Gentoo Handbook.
With Gentoo Linux, the installer is you. The Handbook contains a clearly-written set of manual instructions on how to perform the install.
- John _________________ I can confirm that I have received between 0 and 499 National Security Letters. |
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Rexilion Veteran
Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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However, I do recommend that you use the same kernelversion (like 2.6.31) (especially if you run into trouble). |
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Jerichoo n00b
Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 63 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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i also have same question can i use gentoo livedvd instead of install-minimal.iso ?appearently yes but the what handbook says valid 100% is there any command that supposed to be different?like in knoppix we need to create /mnt/gentoo unlike gentoo minimal.according to gentoo docs installing gentoo from different live media is not supported.is gentoo livedvd included that unsupported medium? |
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John R. Graham Administrator
Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 10587 Location: Somewhere over Atlanta, Georgia
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the Handbook only averages about 95% valid even with the minimal install CD. Gentoo requires an active brain involved with the install: it's not just a rote, "type this; see that," process.
To answer your question, the LiveDVD does include the /mnt/gentoo mount point but that's a very minor issue in the whole scheme of the install.
- John _________________ I can confirm that I have received between 0 and 499 National Security Letters. |
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Jerichoo n00b
Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 63 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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i gave that /mnt/gentoo as an example.i am aware what you say but
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Important: The Gentoo developers cannot support you if something goes wrong with a non-Gentoo LiveCD, as there's no way to fix, troubleshoot, or document every quirk of every LiveCD out there. Only Gentoo LiveCDs are officially supported. If you run into problems with alternative installation media, please visit the Gentoo Forums for community help.
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this statement scared me |
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John R. Graham Administrator
Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 10587 Location: Somewhere over Atlanta, Georgia
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Well, that statement would carry some weight if the Gentoo developers actually did any significant amount of installation support. Gentoo actually depends on the community to do the vast majority of the support. Many of us prefer some alternate LiveCD; I'm particularly partial to SystemRescueCD, myself.
Let me check something...
Boo!
You still here? Then you're not sufficiently scared. Get on with your install!
- John _________________ I can confirm that I have received between 0 and 499 National Security Letters. |
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mimosinnet l33t
Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 713 Location: Barcelona, Spain
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Jerichoo wrote: | this statement scared me |
I must say I got very scared when I first started with gentoo around 2006! I am a psychologist and used to work with windows. I installed gentoo following the Handbook without really understanding what I was doing. At the time, the idea that there was an entity called gcc that was able to create other entities and itself sounded like pure theology to me. Still today doing a chroot looks like black magic. Nevertheless, after all these scary times, I am at the present the sysadmin of a gentoo server in my spare times (generatech.org). Despite one has to be patient at the beginning and try not to keep staring at these strange characters that appear when compiling a package, I can say that you can learn a lot using gentoo with the help of this incredible community!
Cheeers! |
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Jerichoo n00b
Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 63 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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@mimosinnet
Thank you,i am also going same way as you do i wanna learn as much as i can about gentoo because it makes me happy i am not using linux only for my requirement.
@John R. Graham
you right but my concern is that i dont wanna be have to install gentoo from the beginning just because of i installed it from the knoppix. actually i enjoy installing gentoo because everytime i install gentoo i learn something that makes me happy(i dont know why). |
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Kaso_da_Zmok Apprentice
Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 189 Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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NeddySeagoon Administrator
Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 54119 Location: 56N 3W
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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This is also this guide.
Its fine with 11.1 but I've not tested with 11.2 yet. _________________ Regards,
NeddySeagoon
Computer users fall into two groups:-
those that do backups
those that have never had a hard drive fail. |
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mingdao n00b
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Alabama, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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NeddySeagoon,
Is there a similar guide which will work with the latest Gentoo LiveDVD?
I have installed Gentoo with the gnome/systemd profile to the 32G mSATA drive in my work laptop, and want to run Gnome with a VM for Win7 (must support it at work).
However, I don't have the time to "tweak and configure a DE to the bone", but like that Gnome environment on the LiveDVD.
I think you know me well enough to remember how many times, on how much different hardware, I've installed Gentoo. _________________ Are the things you're living for worth Christ dying for?
~ Leonard Ravenhill |
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