Linked by Joel Pomales on Wed 12th May 2004 19:38 UTC
I've been trying Linux on and off for a couple of years. My first experience with Linux was with a version of Slackware (can't remember) way back in 1996. At the time the installation was so daunting that I gave up all together. For a little background I consider myself a proficient computer user.
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.....and the winner is:
Knoppix is the BEST way to install Gentoo.
1. Boot Knoppix into your *nix desktop of choice.
2. Open your favorite GNU browser of choice, then download Gentoo tarball of choice (I prefer stage 1).
3. Once you have the Gentoo tarball, browse to Gentoo installation instructions online.
4. Go to a virtual terminal and fdisk the Gentoo partitions.
5. Format the Gentoo partitions.
6. Mount the Gentoo partitions.
7. Untar the Gentoo tarball to /mnt/gentoo
8. Copy /etc/resolv.conf to /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf.
9. Follow the Gentoo instructions to begin the installation (make sure to edit /etc/make.conf to your liking)
10. Once Gentoo has begun building, go back to the Knoppix desktop you first booted (Is it vc4 still? It's been awhile)
11. Surf, play games, chat, email or whatever you need to do while Gentoo builds.
Gentoo installation time becomes a non-issue with Knoppix, since you still have the use of your computer while Gentoo compiles. You never need to own a Gentoo CD. Boot Knoppix and download the tarball of your choice and you are in.