[wplug] Need Help from other Gentoo Users
Gentgeen
gentgeen at linuxmail.org
Sun Dec 28 01:35:47 EST 2003
I just want to thank everyone for the help -- after a few other problems, I decided to update my desktop with Debian. Already have the disks on hand, and don't need high speed access to live with it. Thanks anyway everyone
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:25:12 +0000
mheitzenroder at comcast.net wrote:
> I am a gentoo user. I find a high speed connection necessacary for gentoo. PAIR networks has a gentoo mirror: gentoo.mirrors.pair.com
>
> Anyhow, I would just build it yourself and then perhaps add it to your world file in /var/cache/edb make sure you add it like: gnome-base/gnome
>
> that way when you update it updates gnome. of course i have no guarentee that will work because the ebuild has to be similar to the install that comes with gnome... anyhow i would do it from the disc, given the cirmcumstances... Or i would order Gentoo with the pre-builds on the discs!
>
> I LOVE GENTOO
> >
> > First, I want to appolgize if this ends up being a double post. I posted 24hr.
> > ago, but have not seen it on the list yet. On witht the post ---
> >
> > First some background info -- you can probably skip it if you are in a hurry,
> > but figure it might help --
> >
> > 1 month ago, I bought a Linux Format Magazine that included Gentoo 1.4. I have
> > been wanting to update my desktop machine (Redhat 7.2) and thought this would be
> > a great choice. I just waited till x-mas break to get started (I'm a school
> > teacher) since I knew that Gentoo would take some time. Anyway, the CD did not
> > include GNOME, just KDE. The next month, Linux Format Magazine included GNOME
> > 2.4 and all required files. SWEET!! -- now I can have my new Gentoo system, and
> > be able to use fluxbox and GNOME,my two preferred desktops.
> > Now for the questions, should I simply use the standard "./configure && make &&
> > make install" to install all the GNOME stuff, or should I use emerge? If I use
> > the standard install commands, will this mess anything up for future uses of
> > emerge? If I use emerge, how do I set it to use the Linux Format CD for all the
> > GNOME stuff? I have a dial-up connection, so using emerge to install GNOME over
> > the internet (i.e. downloading all the GNOME files from a Gentoo mirror) is not
> > a good idea for me.
> >
> > I have tried to find the info from Google and from Gentoo.org, but all my
> > searches simply refer to using the internet.
> >
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