[OT] Dual-Opteron (was: Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages))

2006-01-01 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Sunday 01 January 2006 13:35, Richard Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)': > Thanks to everyone for your advice. I really appreciate it. > I think you've convinced me that: > &

Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2006-01-01 Thread Richard Neill
Dear All, Thanks to everyone for your advice. I really appreciate it. I think you've convinced me that: a)I want to have a go with Gentoo. b)That everything I want/need can be done, and done well. c)That it will take quite a bit of time (but be worth it) Given (c), I shall probably stick w

Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2005-12-29 Thread C. Beamer
Hi, Most of your questions have been answered by more knowledgeable people on the list than I. However, I do I one comment: Richard Neill wrote: >4)Does anyone know of a good resource for ex-mandriva users? > > > I can't say enough good things about Gentoo documentation: http://www.gentoo.or

Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2005-12-29 Thread John Jolet
You cannot really stay current on binaries but you can gradually convert your binary installation to a self-compiled one. You said above that your *main* machine was a laptop with insufficient harddisk space and CPU power. That implies you do have at least one other box. You could keep the

Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2005-12-29 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 29 December 2005 17:24, Richard Neill wrote: > 1)My main machine is a laptop, so it doesn't really have either the disk > space for sources or CPU power to compile everything > kernel,X,kde,openoffice ...). Is there a way to do a binary install that > will get me a fully working system within a

Re: [gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2005-12-29 Thread Bob Sanders
On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:24:58 + Richard Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1)My main machine is a laptop, so it doesn't really have either the disk > space for sources or CPU power to compile everything > kernel,X,kde,openoffice ...). Is there a way to do a binary install that > will get me a

[gentoo-user] A few (gentoo-newbie) questions (mainly about binary packages)

2005-12-29 Thread Richard Neill
Dear All, I am a newbie here, and I wonder if I might ask you a few questions about Gentoo. I've looked on the Gentoo website, but can't see answers to all of these. Basically, I've now used Mandrake/Mandriva for the last 4 years, and become fairly proficient with it, but am considering that it i