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Latch · 01-02-2004, 08:37 AM

I know there are some Gentoo people out there; hope to get some feedback from you.

I am currently running Fedora Core 1, but am thinking (well, less thinking; more going to) of going to Gentoo. I think I want to do a stage 1 installation. I chose stage 1 because I think I could learn the most out of it. I'd consider myself an intermediate-advanced linux user. Not expert or pro, yet

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Anyways, going through the docs they say a Gentoo stage 1 install could take a while. I am just wondering how long "a while" is, in people's experience. I understand that it will be faster/slower depending on machine being used and options given to compiler, but right now I think "a while" can mean a week, 24 hours, a month, anything. I have no reasonable limits. Just wondering what people's experience was.

Also, I'll be going by the installation manual on the site for all of this. Any other advice/experiences you wish to share that could help?

Thanks.
(p.s. I'll be compiling/installing on a P4 2.53 w/ 512 meg ram).

01-02-2004, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	Gentoo Linux - Stage 1 Install I know there are some Gentoo people out there; hope to get some feedback from you. I am currently running Fedora Core 1, but am thinking (well, less thinking; more going to) of going to Gentoo. I think I want to do a stage 1 installation. I chose stage 1 because I think I could learn the most out of it. I'd consider myself an intermediate-advanced linux user. Not expert or pro, yet . Anyways, going through the docs they say a Gentoo stage 1 install could take a while. I am just wondering how long "a while" is, in people's experience. I understand that it will be faster/slower depending on machine being used and options given to compiler, but right now I think "a while" can mean a week, 24 hours, a month, anything. I have no reasonable limits. Just wondering what people's experience was. Also, I'll be going by the installation manual on the site for all of this. Any other advice/experiences you wish to share that could help? Thanks. (p.s. I'll be compiling/installing on a P4 2.53 w/ 512 meg ram).