Gentoo and installfest

[Eric "Shubes"]

KE7FEG wrote:
> A couple ???'s. 
> 
> Thinking of gentoo as an os. Never got it to install
> properly on other machines.
> 
> 1. Will anyone there know Gentoo and install it?

Erik Bixby knows gentoo, but he's not going to be there today.
Why gentoo? That's a source distribution, so you need to compile 
everything, which takes quite some time - too long to complete at the IF.

> 2. How much 'trouble' am I asking for to bring just
> the cpu/mouse/kbd to the installfest and use some
> other monitor. I have a acer 19" lcd monitor,,,too
> much to take on a city bus. Don't want to get home
> w/it and cannot see it due to several lib's being in
> dire need of change.

Shouldn't be a problem. There's usually (I think) a spare monitor 
around. Bring in the documentation for your monitor (sync, refresh 
rates) and we should be able to configure it so that it'll work ok with 
minimal resolution. Then you can tweak it up when you get it back home.
> 
> Nothing on hd right now, amd2600, 120gb hd, 512mb, dvd rom/cdrw.

Sounds like a slam dunk. I'd really recommend something other than 
gentoo though, unless you want to get (deep) into that sort of thing.

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-Eric 'shubes'
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