[gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[James]

Hello,

Since I've got to install a web server on an older machine (PIII)
and this web pages suggest that 2006.1 will be released in August,

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/

I thought I'd ask if anybody can point me to an early release
or testing release of 2006.1 liveCD....

or just a guess as to a date.....



James




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Re: [gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 7/31/06, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Since I've got to install a web server on an older machine (PIII)
> and this web pages suggest that 2006.1 will be released in August,
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/
>
> I thought I'd ask if anybody can point me to an early release
> or testing release of 2006.1 liveCD....
>
> or just a guess as to a date.....
>

Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
latest Gentoo anyway.

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Computer Operator - RS - Brazil
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V-
PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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Re: [gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[kashani]

Daniel da Veiga wrote:

> Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
> internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
> a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
> latest Gentoo anyway.
> 

I think the idea is to skip the five hour gcc/glibc update by starting 
from newer binaries in a hypothetical 2006.1 stage3.

kashani
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Re: [gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 7/31/06, kashani <kashani-list@badapple.net> wrote:
> Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>
> > Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
> > internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
> > a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
> > latest Gentoo anyway.
> >
>
> I think the idea is to skip the five hour gcc/glibc update by starting
> from newer binaries in a hypothetical 2006.1 stage3.
>

But you gotta wait months for new releases, while (like you said) it
only take a few hours to update (if you WANNA update, because I still
use gcc 3.4.6). And it can be done in the background, while you use
the system anyway.

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Daniel da Veiga
Computer Operator - RS - Brazil
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V-
PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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Re: [gentoo-user] 2006.1 liveCD

[Mark Knecht]

On 7/31/06, kashani <kashani-list@badapple.net> wrote:
> Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>
> > Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
> > internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
> > a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
> > latest Gentoo anyway.
> >
>
> I think the idea is to skip the five hour gcc/glibc update by starting
> from newer binaries in a hypothetical 2006.1 stage3.
>
> kashani

Hi,
   I got stuck in that gcc upgrade problem this last week and
unfortunately couldn't make the upgrade work. After gcc-3.4.6 was
supposedly upgraded I started running into packages that didn't
rebuild correctly even though I *thought* I had followed the gcc
upgrade wiki faithfully. In the end I gave up and rubuilt the machine
from scratch. Probably took me longer but now it's working well.

   So beyond 5 hours, it's the confidence starting out that when you
get done it's going to be successful. This experience tested my faith
a bit.

- Mark
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[gentoo-user] Re: 2006.1 liveCD

[James]

Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga <at> gmail.com> writes:


> > > Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
> > > internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
> > > a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
> > > latest Gentoo anyway.

> > I think the idea is to skip the five hour gcc/glibc update by starting
> > from newer binaries in a hypothetical 2006.1 stage3.

> But you gotta wait months for new releases, while (like you said) it
> only take a few hours to update (if you WANNA update, because I still
> use gcc 3.4.6). And it can be done in the background, while you use
> the system anyway.
> 


I started my post with
"Since I've got to install a web server on an older machine (PIII)"

I managing 8 gentoo systems already. It's  a new install. I can wait a few
days to test out the new 2006.1 installation media & methods......
Or maybe find the location of an x86 image in testing.  My experiences
with 2006.0 were less than spectacular, although things worked in the 
end, a lot of manual hacking was required to complete the installation
process.

I was just looking for a little 'insider info'  not a thesis
on Linux installations....

And YES installation media is very important for Gentoo, to attract
new members to the Gentoo community.... and to simplify the life
of those admins that are managing many systems and 
performing new installation.


ymmv,

James




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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2006.1 liveCD

[Collins Richey]

On 7/31/06, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>
> > > > Releases are not very important for Gentoo, if you have a live
> > > > internet connection (which is not REQUIRED, but will make your system
> > > > a lot more useful with Gentoo) after the whole process you'll get the
> > > > latest Gentoo anyway.
>
> > > I think the idea is to skip the five hour gcc/glibc update by starting
> > > from newer binaries in a hypothetical 2006.1 stage3.
>
> > But you gotta wait months for new releases, while (like you said) it
> > only take a few hours to update (if you WANNA update, because I still
> > use gcc 3.4.6). And it can be done in the background, while you use
> > the system anyway.
> >

I must have hit the sweet spot. I installed (amd64) from the latest
stage3 I could find a few weeks ago and never paid much attention to
the gcc/glibc version. I'm on 3.4.6-r1, and I've never noticed any
compile problems, but then I've not tried emerging empty world. My
machine is too sodding fast to need that.


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