Comments on: Ubuntu vs Gentoo, Introduction http://pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/ Linux. GNU. Freedom. Wed, 16 May 2012 07:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta2-20489 By: joe http://pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-64666 joe Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:33:33 +0000 http://www.pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-64666 yeah, like steve said, you could just install a quick copy of ubuntu, or use the fedora live cd (dumps into memory for speed). then you just extract the stage3 tarbell onto the gentoo mount and get portage. then chroot into the gentoo mount and continue the install. then you wont waste a lot of time since you'll be functional with ubuntu/fedora. yeah, like steve said, you could just install a quick copy of ubuntu, or use the fedora live cd (dumps into memory for speed). then you just extract the stage3 tarbell onto the gentoo mount and get portage. then chroot into the gentoo mount and continue the install. then you wont waste a lot of time since you’ll be functional with ubuntu/fedora.

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-146 Aaron Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:11:28 +0000 http://www.pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-146 Well, it's slow to start, but doesn't have anything to do with Gentoo. I am getting kernel panic errors, regardless of distribution. I think it may be the fact that I am running it on a SATA drive, rather than IDE. But I'm not giving up. Well, it’s slow to start, but doesn’t have anything to do with Gentoo. I am getting kernel panic errors, regardless of distribution. I think it may be the fact that I am running it on a SATA drive, rather than IDE. But I’m not giving up.

]]> By: Steve http://pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-145 Steve Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:12:36 +0000 http://www.pthree.org/2006/04/26/ubuntu-vs-gentoo-introduction/#comment-145 "I don’t have time at work to spend 5 hours installing Gentoo. I have better things to do." The thing to do, if you can, is dual boot and build your Gentoo install in the background. Basically, the bare minimum you need to get Gentoo started is a stage3 install + MBR entry + a kernel to boot onto. You can actually do the whole thing while chrooted, and reboot when you're finally finished. :) “I don’t have time at work to spend 5 hours installing Gentoo. I have better things to do.”

The thing to do, if you can, is dual boot and build your Gentoo install in the background.

Basically, the bare minimum you need to get Gentoo started is a stage3 install + MBR entry + a kernel to boot onto. You can actually do the whole thing while chrooted, and reboot when you’re finally finished. :)

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