On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:06:04 +0100, AG wrote:

> > Look at the alternate install docs. Although these relate to using a
> > live CD like Knoppix, you can also use an already installed system
> > for this. So you can install Gentoo from a chroot in your existing
> > Debian system (you will may a live CD to repartition). That way you
> > can not only read the docs, you can read your email, browse the web
> > or play games while the installation proceeds.

> Hmm ... it looks like I need to beef up my chroot know-how.  My /home 
> partition is large enough to partition a dedicated area without
> problems I'd imagine.  That sounds a reasonably painless way forward,
> but not for now.

I think you nay mis-understand the standard install process. it's done in
a chroot anyway. The only difference is that the system from which you
enter the chroot is your existing distro and not a live CD. That's
exactly how I installed Gentoo on this computer.


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Neil Bothwick

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