Re: [gentoo-dev] Post-install instructions

[Daniel Robbins <drobbins@gentoo.org>]

On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 06:06:25PM +0000, Collins Richey wrote:
> I would like to work with you (and any other volunteers) to arrive at some post-install instructions for users to help them get a minimally usable system going.  No one should need to reinvent the wheel.  Something like the following:
> 
> 	How to setup a new user (boring for most, but most of
> 		the distros do this automagically)
> 	How to set make and use variables (and what their
> 		 significance is)
> 	Very brief instructions for portage
> 	Maybe something about the init structure and other topics 
> 		(the Gentoo way of doing things)
> 	XFree
> 	XFCE (or another simple window manager)
> 	sylpheed (the best choice for mail, since it's so simple)
> 	Netscape (a browser would be nice)
> 	Sound card (at least a few common types)
> 	Printer support (cups and related items probably)
> 	For many users, dialup support (I use cable, so I will be of
> 		limited help here).
> 	Perhaps some suggestions for upgrading to keep current
> 
> As soon as I get up to speed with _rc5, I could prepare the XML documents, or I could drop back to _rc4 where I have that merged).

I'm very interested in having you help with setup documentation.  We already
have a Desktop Guide that covers a lot of things (see the Web site) created by
Grant Goodyear, but he's going to be relocating and becoming an Assistant
Professor, so I'm sure he's going to be quite busy and could probably use some
assistance.  Grant?

Best Regards,

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Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@gentoo.org>
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc.