From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14NIT6-0007nF-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:51:56 -0700 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Good place to start? Message-ID: <20010129105156.F29220@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <005f01c08a15$481bed70$3028680a@tgt.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <005f01c08a15$481bed70$3028680a@tgt.com>; from veldy@veldy.net on Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 11:02:37AM -0600 From: Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Jan 29 10:52:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:51:56 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: c218b5ab-5c10-4bc1-ae6f-82b387489012 X-Archives-Hash: c38f268a95a4cc61eb9487e7a0063f28 On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 11:02:37AM -0600, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > Hello. I am new to Gentoo and I am looking for a good place to start. I > have over 4 years of experience with Linux and have built my own > distributions in the past. I am looking for a more community based approach > to this and have stumbled across Gentoo. It seems to be quite intruguing. > > Can anybody give me any tips for a quick start into Gentoo? Should I > install slackware and then rsync the sources and build a Gentoo > distribution? I also am a bit confused as to where the distribution > resides. It almost appears as if the entire distribution (as source > scripts) resides in "portage". Is this so? The intelligence behind building the entire distribution does reside in Portage; however, we do have an installation CD ISO image that has pre-built binary packages. You can download this CD and install Gentoo Linux directly. We have instructions (that I'm about to update) posted on the web site. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.