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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Silly question
  @ 2002-06-13 20:04 99% ` Ian Smith
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From: Ian Smith @ 2002-06-13 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw
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Charles Jenkins wrote:
> I'm interested in getting Gentoo Linux, but I have a 56k dialup 
> connection. Do I understand correctly that the install CD will want 
> to download stuff, if, for example, I ask for KDE 3?
> 
> I'm trying to determine if Gentoo is practical for a slow-speed 
> dialup user.

Yes, definitely, once you get past the initial downloads.  Once you are 
up and running, a source distribution requires much less downloading 
than a binary one to keep it up to date.

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