From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <pauldv@cs.kun.nl> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailnews.kub.nl (mailnews.kub.nl [137.56.0.220]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 260F1AC42D for <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:49:59 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.sub.devrieze.net (gt0416.kub.nl [137.56.97.162]) by mailnews.kub.nl (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g5DInhvA004612 for <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:49:50 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from pavlvs1.local.devrieze.net (pavlvs1.local.devrieze.net [192.168.1.1]) by mail.sub.devrieze.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9681125F5 for <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:49:42 +0200 (CEST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@cs.kun.nl> To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] newbie advice Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:49:42 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.1 References: <F95ddwR5mRI7dKRgYBL00009a70@hotmail.com> <1023981535.6393.2.camel@canatella.capsule.dam> In-Reply-To: <1023981535.6393.2.camel@canatella.capsule.dam> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200206132049.42073.pauldv@cs.kun.nl> 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 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev-request@gentoo.org?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev>, <mailto:gentoo-dev-request@gentoo.org?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev>, <mailto:gentoo-dev-request@gentoo.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.gentoo.org/pipermail/gentoo-dev/> X-Archives-Salt: 9675e691-258c-44a0-b717-c7dec614bd89 X-Archives-Hash: 4a55b114fd0472239b2c142cf5e0c71a On Thursday 13 June 2002 17:18, Damien wrote: > Le jeu 13/06/2002 =E0 16:51, Robert Abel a =E9crit : > > What do you think the odds are a linux newbie can successfully instal= l > > and configure gentoo? I have an old machine I am considering playing > > around with but, some reveiws on the net I have read say my chances o= f > > succeeding are horrible. What is your opinion? > > Go and do it !!! I think that's the best way to learn. Maybe you'll hav= e > to learn a lot of things to be able to configure correctly your system, > but if you have some time, then, after this, you'll surely know a lot > more about Linux. > I agree, installing gentoo shouldn't be too difficult. Take care to caref= ully=20 read (follow) the install docs. Some steps are essential, and thinks will= not=20 work until you do them. You cannot really destroy things though. Paul --=20 Paul de Vrieze Junior Researcher Mail: pauldv@cs.kun.nl Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net