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> I think that Gentoo or even Arch would provide pretty close to the same education level, though, with a lot less time to install. it only takes three command

by rascul 9mo ago

> I think that Gentoo or even Arch would provide pretty close to the same education level, though, with a lot less time to install. it only takes three commands to install Gentoo cfdisk /dev/hda && mkfs.xfs /dev/hda1 && mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/ && chroot /mnt/gentoo/ && env-update && . /etc/profile && emerge sync && cd /usr/portage && scripts/bootsrap.sh && emerge system && emerge vim && vi /etc/fstab && emerge gentoo-dev-sources && cd /usr/src/linux && make menuconfig && make install modules_install && emerge gnome mozilla-firefox openoffice && emerge grub && cp /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample /boot/grub/grub.conf && vi /boot/grub/grub.conf && grub && init 6 that's the first one https://web.archive.org/web/20230601013339/http://bash.org/?464385 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601013339/http://bash.org/?...

djhworld 9mo ago
I remember playing with Gentoo back in 2004-2005, going through the installation procedure from "stage 1" all the way through to the working system [1] It looks like nowadays the handbook says just go from stage 3, which makes sense - compiling everything was kinda stupid :D [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20041013055338/http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 https://web.archive.org/web/20041013055338/http://www.gentoo...
- porl 9mo ago
  I made the mistake of hitting from stage 1 an `emerge world` on a Pentium 3 (I think? P4 at the very best) with a full Open Office and Firefox selection. No idea how long it would take. One week later I finally saw my new desktop! I learnt a hell of a lot with Gentoo - only had a dvd and the magazine it came with stepping through the stage 1 install process. No internet connection to search for answers when things went wrong. Not my current daily driver but definitely some good memories!
hulitu 9mo ago
> it only takes three commands to install Gentoo > cfdisk /dev/hda Kids those days. You need to _boot_ first in a system which has those utilities. Also hda is from last century but, it is good for learning why.

by rascul 9mo ago

djhworld 9mo ago

I remember playing with Gentoo back in 2004-2005, going through the installation procedure from "stage 1" all the way through to the working system [1] It looks like nowadays the handbook says just go from stage 3, which makes sense - compiling everything was kinda stupid :D [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20041013055338/http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 https://web.archive.org/web/20041013055338/http://www.gentoo...

porl 9mo ago
I made the mistake of hitting from stage 1 an `emerge world` on a Pentium 3 (I think? P4 at the very best) with a full Open Office and Firefox selection. No idea how long it would take. One week later I finally saw my new desktop! I learnt a hell of a lot with Gentoo - only had a dvd and the magazine it came with stepping through the stage 1 install process. No internet connection to search for answers when things went wrong. Not my current daily driver but definitely some good memories!

hulitu 9mo ago

> it only takes three commands to install Gentoo > cfdisk /dev/hda Kids those days. You need to _boot_ first in a system which has those utilities. Also hda is from last century but, it is good for learning why.