Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Elitist Chowderheads, was Gentoo to get a REAL installer

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Elitist Chowderheads, was Gentoo to get a REAL installer

[Alessandro D.M. Semeria]

I don't know if a gui-installer was a need on Gentoo community
but on this thread  I'm not been able to understand how to resolve my problem (may be I loose some messages):
I've 10 box (the only differences on hardware: cpu type and hard disk) and I'd to install the same gentoo my-base system (same packages,same kernel,same daemons running) is possible to build a cd with 
my-base system. From this cd user should be able to perform few and  very basic choices (like cpu-type, partition table,..), I can't spent many time on hw configuration and administration (and I think was the same for the mean gentoo user, the main adventage of Gentoo is -like BSD- the portage system).
I think that this was  a basic requirement  for a linux-distro.

Thanks to all gentoo-developers!
Best Regards!

A.S.

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:55:35 -0800
darren kirby <bulliver@badcomputer.org> wrote:

> quoth the Kashani:
> >  And the funny thing is I get the exact opposite from other admins.
> >  The
> > conversation usually goes like this:
> >
> > "I really need to pick a distro for my new server. I'm leaning
> > towards Fedora... but it looks sucky. And it's your round."
> > "Try Gentoo. It'll rock your face and I know you still want to run
> > Apache 1, which is next to impossible in Redhat. Not to mention
> > they've got a mostly working PHP5 package. And with the proper
> > setting you never ever have to see X."
> > "I've been thinking about trying Gentoo for a while, but what's up
> > with that install? Seriously, this is 2004 not 1997 at your place
> > with that Sparc 2. Heck Redhat 4 was less work than Gentoo to get
> > running. I'm not asking for Jumpstart or Kickstart, but a reasonable
> > curses driven 'hey set some partitions jackass' interface would be
> > nice.""I know, I know, but it'll seriously make your life easier
> > once the install is done. And it has a qmail package that adds all
> > the patches as well so you don't have to play with the source.
> > That'll save you an hour. And I'll help you set it up if you buy
> > shots.""Maybe, I just don't have that much time. And I have to setup
> > another client this week. Maybe next month when I get some time."
> >
> >  I think my point on this one is I do a lot of drinking with other
> > admins and you'd be surprised how many experienced users have no
> > desire or time to do a manual install.
> >
> > kashani
> 
> Exactly... after your 15th gentoo install it gets pretty old.
> Sometimes you just want to throw in a cd and be done with it,
> regardless if you have experience or not. I really don't want to use a
> gui installer, but would not be opposed if it was an *option*.  Rather
> what I would prefer a python or shell script (maybe ncurses?) that
> prompts you for machine/location specific details up front, then just
> does its thing.
> 
> -d 
> -- 
> darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 ::
> http://badcomputer.org
> "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more
> expected..."- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972
> 

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