[lufkinp6]

Hi i just got a copy of gentoo for my i mac and now i need to know how to install it to the harddrive The copy that i got was a minimal boot cd because that was all that i wanted to download with dialup. i put it in and it brings up a screen the says boot and i hit enter then when it is done it says at the bottom livecd root # in blue and red. what do i do there.

[CouchMaster]

I don't think that you really want Gentoo; they are having major problems at the Gentoo Project - and it's one of the more difficult distros to install. If fact (unless things have changed since I last looked) it's common to take a week - yes, 5/6 days - to install, because everything is compiled from source. However, once it's installed it's one of the fastest distros you can get.

Now, I'm assuming you are fairly new to Linux or you would already know how to install it...
Maybe a little research on Gentoo first!

[lufkinp6]

i did not know that it was that hard i am considering getting something else to use. what would you recommend to run on 64mb of ram

[CouchMaster]

Almost all versions have a live CD - one that runs from the CD player, so you can test it out before installing. I'd try a small foot print distro first since you mention dialup. Puppy, or DamnSmallLinux, both about 50mb - but now that I think about it I believe that Puppy needs 128mb ram so that leaves DamnSmallLinux - both are great distros.

[Headrush]

The issue isn't that it is hard or not working for ppc, but that you have a dial up means Gentoo is not for you. Every package is downloaded and compiled, so it would take you way to long to be practical.

[Headrush]

CouchMaster, on a relative modern machine, you can compile a system including KDE or Gnome in a night, not 5 to 6 days.

[lufkinp6]

if i have to i can go somewhere like my friends and geth the file because he has dsl
And i would like to use puppy or dsl but do they have a copy for mac

[CouchMaster]

Originally Posted by Headrush

CouchMaster, on a relative modern machine, you can compile a system including KDE or Gnome in a night, not 5 to 6 days.

I was just repeating what I read from Gentoo reviews by guys who know what they are doing. I assume they mean the entire setup that they want - by the time you install all of the packages you want, then a week was the average time they spent installing their system.

You can check out the Gentoo reviews I read here http://distrowatch.com

[lufkinp6]

So let me get this stait if i download the gentoo univercile cd will it be able to install gentoo without having to use the internet. or will i still need the internet.

[CouchMaster]

If you have the Universal Gentoo CD 2006 (all 697mb of it) then it should be a live CD with options to install --- so test it out live, and if that's what you want then read the Gentoo installation manual on the internet and go for it!

[Headrush]

Originally Posted by CouchMaster

I was just repeating what I read from Gentoo reviews by guys who know what they are doing. I assume they mean the entire setup that they want - by the time you install all of the packages you want, then a week was the average time they spent installing their system.

You can check out the Gentoo reviews I read here http://distrowatch.com

No need. I run Gentoo as my OS of choice and have done approximately 20 other installs other than mine.

On a P4 2.4Ghz system, which is so so by todays standards, will compile the complete system and apps overnight. We're talking not only the OS, but things like Gimp, firefox, openoffice, basically a complete system.

But for anyone without any Linux experience and just looking to jump to Linux, or unless you want to learn, I wouldn't suggest Gentoo as a Linux OS for the "average" user to start with.

I'm a guy that knows what he is talking about.

[Headrush]

Originally Posted by lufkinp6

So let me get this stait if i download the gentoo univercile cd will it be able to install gentoo without having to use the internet. or will i still need the internet.

Just make sure when you are following the installation instructions, you use the portage included on the CD and don't update portage. (emerge --sync)

If you do this, the stable versions of packages could change from what is included on the CD and it may try to download other versions.

[lufkinp6]

Then i think that i will try to get a copy of the cd and do this. thanks for all the help