From: CJoeB <colleen.beamer@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Gentoo, new computer, still a bit confused
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:53:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E2A297D.4070709@gmail.com> (raw)
Hi everyone,
First, thanks for all the input regarding CFLAGS.
Can I be honest here? My technical skills don't seem to be anywhere
near on a par with most of the people on this list. I've been using
Gentoo since 2004 and the reason I do, is for the control that I have
over my system.
Because this will be a new computer and I may essentially void the
warranty if I alter the pre-configuration, I seriously thought about
leaving the status quo and putting up with Windows 7. However, I would
lose practically as much as losing my first born! I would have to put
up with all the things that bug me about Windows and I wouldn't have all
the programs that I love in Linux.
If I am a "chicken shit" and still want Linux, I could install another
distro, like Kubuntu, where you can be almost brain dead and still get a
running Linux system, but then I would sacrifice the control that I know
and love about Gentoo. I'm not willing to do that either .... at least
not without a fight.
I've always managed to get my Gentoo system running and maintained, but
I've always used an x86 iso and stage 3. I've googled and didn't really
find a definitive answer to my question so, I am bowing to the experts
on this list and asking you guys to bear with me and help me out.
What would you recommend that I used for the iso an stage 3? As a
reminder my computer is a Dell XPS 8300 with an Intel Core -i7-2600
processor. I'm a little confused between the choices x86 (which seems
to only apply to Pentium 4 systems and only utilizes 32-bit processing),
amd64 and ia64.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Colleen
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Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
next reply other threads:[~2011-07-23 1:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-23 1:53 CJoeB [this message]
2011-07-23 2:27 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo, new computer, still a bit confused William Kenworthy
2011-07-23 3:07 ` Mark Knecht
2011-07-23 13:28 ` CJoeB
2011-07-23 15:11 ` Mick
2011-07-23 20:27 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2011-07-23 22:24 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2011-07-23 22:58 ` CJoeB
2011-07-23 6:25 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-23 11:47 ` Mick
2011-07-23 14:55 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-23 16:49 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-07-23 17:35 ` Mick
2011-07-23 22:28 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-07-23 18:46 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-24 16:14 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-07-23 12:31 ` Philip Webb
2011-07-23 15:06 ` Allan Gottlieb
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