* 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
To: gentoo-dev
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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