Gentoo General Install Question

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 12:03:15 -0600 (CST)

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Larry Lauer wrote:

> I am thinking about trying out Gentoo linux and after a little reading
> it sounds like the install could take 20+ hours from start to finish.  I
> am not sure if stage3 is a faster option or not.  Anybody know if there
> is any truth to the rumors?  Is anybody currently using it on the list?
> If so any thoughts concerns about it.  Thanks and I hope this has not
> came up before and I just missed it.
> 
> Larry Lauer
> The Arizona Motorsports Group
> 

The install time kinda depends on a few things (yes, I currently use 
gentoo).

1) cpu/memory.  I had a amdxp 1700 (1.4Ghz) and 256M ram.  install took i 
full day (wake to sleep).  no gui, though :)  I had a full gnome install 
by the next morning.  

I also did a stage1 install.

2) what you install.  kde?  expect 25+ hours *just* for kde.  if you have 
USE=mysql , etc. it will take longer.  gnome?  less than 12 hours.
just a command line os?  not nearly as long.  

The stage 3 cuts alot off the install time.  However, you might not get 
all the optimizations you want, if you are looking for that.  

of course, you can always start with a stage 3, then over time, recompile 
everything else :)

David

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