From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_REJECT, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from POSTMAN1.wsmr.army.mil (unknown [155.148.116.12]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26C3020AADEC for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:27:28 -0500 (CDT) Received: by postman1.wsmr.army.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <2M5WL2LS>; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:27:27 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Carter, Raymond D." To: "'gentoo-dev@gentoo.org'" Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:27:26 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [gentoo-dev] installation 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: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 50a585aa-c790-4f9a-9a0a-761ef43d1e38 X-Archives-Hash: ebf0cc3cfa734147b7911c6002564cb2 I do not have broadband access to the machine where I would like to install GENTOO, although I do have access elsewhere. Is it reasonable to attemp to download packages I would be interested in and put them on CD's to use on the subject machine? If so, how would I go about that? I am realatively new to Linux, but have 10+ years of Unix experience, so I can follow a general plan. thanks, ray carter