From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FREEMAIL_FROM, FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1,HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from home (pool-151-203-212-19.bos.east.verizon.net [151.203.212.19]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id AC58FABBC2 for ; Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:16:18 -0500 (CDT) Received: (qmail 14151 invoked from network); 18 Aug 2002 05:16:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO vapier) (192.168.0.2) by 192.168.0.1 with SMTP; 18 Aug 2002 05:16:17 -0000 Message-ID: <023701c24676$6ed56800$0200a8c0@vapier> From: "mike" To: References: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] gentoo Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 01:16:39 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 45fc877b-f50f-43ea-94ed-1db11aca307c X-Archives-Hash: 8eb7663da841c3535f06b2af484e35dc yes if you compile the packages on another machine and extract them on the local machine basically, look into the 'build package' and 'use package' options. `emerge --help` and `man 5 ebuild` problem though ... the --usepkg option in emerge seems to be completely broken in 2.0.28 :( -mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "hoochie mamma" To: Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 01:02 Subject: [gentoo-dev] gentoo > Hello > I have a REALLY bad laptop that I got for free the specs are (486, 8 > megs of RAM, 550 megs of hardisk space and a generic video card) I was > wondering if I have any chance running Gentoo on it? > > PS: I dont care how slow it will run but I just want it to run. > > Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev >