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| 4 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
4 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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| 6 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml" lang="en"> |
6 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml" lang="en"> |
| 7 | <title>Gentoo Linux x86 Quick Install Guide</title> |
7 | <title>Gentoo Linux x86 Quick Install Guide</title> |
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| 24 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
24 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
| 25 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
25 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 26 | <license/> |
26 | <license/> |
| 27 | |
27 | |
| 28 | <version>15</version> |
28 | <version>16</version> |
| 29 | <date>2007-04-10</date> |
29 | <date>2007-04-11</date> |
| 30 | |
30 | |
| 31 | <chapter> |
31 | <chapter> |
| 32 | <title>Introduction</title> |
32 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 33 | <section> |
33 | <section> |
| 34 | <body> |
34 | <body> |
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| 76 | You can find the minimal CD ISO in |
76 | You can find the minimal CD ISO in |
| 77 | <path>releases/x86/<release>/installcd</path> or the LiveCD ISO in |
77 | <path>releases/x86/<release>/installcd</path> or the LiveCD ISO in |
| 78 | <path>releases/x86/<release>/livecd</path>. The <e>minimal</e> |
78 | <path>releases/x86/<release>/livecd</path>. The <e>minimal</e> |
| 79 | installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations. You can use |
79 | installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations. You can use |
| 80 | the <e>LiveCD</e> to perform a networkless installation as documented in the |
80 | the <e>LiveCD</e> to perform a networkless installation as documented in the |
| 81 | <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/2006.1/handbook-x86.xml">2006.1 x86 installation |
81 | <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/handbook-x86.xml">2007.0 x86 installation |
| 82 | handbook</uri>. The minimal CD is recommended. |
82 | handbook</uri>. The minimal CD is recommended. |
| 83 | </p> |
83 | </p> |
| 84 | |
84 | |
| 85 | <p> |
85 | <p> |
| 86 | <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Burn</uri> the CD and boot it. |
86 | <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Burn</uri> the CD and boot it. |
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| 322 | </p> |
322 | </p> |
| 323 | |
323 | |
| 324 | <pre caption="Download a stage3 archive"> |
324 | <pre caption="Download a stage3 archive"> |
| 325 | livecd ~ # <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> |
325 | livecd ~ # <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> |
| 326 | livecd gentoo # <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml</i> |
326 | livecd gentoo # <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml</i> |
| 327 | <comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/current/stages directory |
327 | <comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/current/stages directory highlight the |
| 328 | highlight the stage3 of your choice, probably stage3-i686-2006.1.tar.bz2 |
328 | stage3 of your choice, probably the i686 stage3 and press D to download it)</comment> |
| 329 | and press D to download it)</comment> |
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| 330 | |
329 | |
| 331 | <comment>(<b>Or</b> download it directly with wget without choosing a nearby mirror)</comment> |
330 | <comment>(<b>Or</b> download it directly with wget without choosing a nearby mirror)</comment> |
| 332 | livecd ~ # <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> |
331 | livecd ~ # <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> |
| 333 | livecd gentoo # <i>wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/releases/x86/current/stages/stage3-i686-2006.1.tar.bz2</i> |
332 | livecd gentoo # <i>wget ftp://gentoo.osuosl.org/pub/gentoo/releases/x86/current/stages/stage3-i686*tar.bz2</i> |
| 334 | </pre> |
333 | </pre> |
| 335 | |
334 | |
| 336 | <pre caption="Unpack the stage3 archive"> |
335 | <pre caption="Unpack the stage3 archive"> |
| 337 | livecd gentoo # <i>time tar xjpf stage3*</i> |
336 | livecd gentoo # <i>time tar xjpf stage3*</i> |
| 338 | |
337 | |
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| 387 | </pre> |
386 | </pre> |
| 388 | |
387 | |
| 389 | </body> |
388 | </body> |
| 390 | </section> |
389 | </section> |
| 391 | <section> |
390 | <section> |
| 392 | <title>Set your timezone</title> |
391 | <title>Set your time zone</title> |
| 393 | <body> |
392 | <body> |
| 394 | |
393 | |
| 395 | <p> |
394 | <p> |
| 396 | Set your time zone information by setting the timezone listing from |
395 | Set your time zone information by copying the correct file from |
| 397 | <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path> in <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path>. |
396 | <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path> over the <path>/etc/localtime</path> file. |
| 398 | </p> |
397 | </p> |
| 399 | |
398 | |
| 400 | <pre caption="Setting your timezone"> |
399 | <pre caption="Setting your timezone"> |
| 401 | <comment>(Using CET as an example)</comment> |
400 | <comment>(Using Brussels as an example)</comment> |
| 402 | livecd / # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> |
401 | livecd / # <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime</i> |
| 403 | TIMEZONE="CET" |
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| 405 | livecd / # <i>date</i> |
402 | livecd / # <i>date</i> |
| 406 | Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006 |
403 | Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006 |
| 407 | </pre> |
404 | </pre> |
| 408 | |
405 | |
| 409 | </body> |
406 | </body> |
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| 514 | Retype new UNIX password: <comment>type_the_password_again</comment> |
511 | Retype new UNIX password: <comment>type_the_password_again</comment> |
| 515 | passwd: password updated successfully |
512 | passwd: password updated successfully |
| 516 | </pre> |
513 | </pre> |
| 517 | |
514 | |
| 518 | <p> |
515 | <p> |
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516 | Edit <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path> to define the time zone you used |
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517 | previously. |
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518 | </p> |
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520 | <pre caption="Edit /etc/conf.d/clock"> |
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521 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> |
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522 | TIMEZONE="Europe/Brussels" |
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523 | </pre> |
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524 | |
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525 | <p> |
| 519 | Check the system configuration in <path>/etc/rc.conf</path>, |
526 | Check the system configuration in <path>/etc/rc.conf</path>, |
| 520 | <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path>, <path>/etc/conf.d/keymaps</path>, |
527 | <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path>, <path>/etc/conf.d/keymaps</path> and edit any of |
| 521 | <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path> and edit any of those files if required. |
528 | those files if required. |
| 522 | </p> |
529 | </p> |
| 523 | |
530 | |
| 524 | <pre caption="Optional: edit some config files"> |
531 | <pre caption="Optional: edit some config files"> |
| 525 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/rc.conf</i> |
532 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/rc.conf</i> |
| 526 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/rc</i> |
533 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/rc</i> |
| 527 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/keymaps</i> |
534 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/keymaps</i> |
| 528 | livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> |
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| 529 | </pre> |
535 | </pre> |
| 530 | |
536 | |
| 531 | </body> |
537 | </body> |
| 532 | </section> |
538 | </section> |
| 533 | <section> |
539 | <section> |
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| 757 | Recent versions of glibc use <path>/etc/locale.gen</path> to define locale |
763 | Recent versions of glibc use <path>/etc/locale.gen</path> to define locale |
| 758 | settings. |
764 | settings. |
| 759 | </p> |
765 | </p> |
| 760 | |
766 | |
| 761 | <pre caption="Define locales"> |
767 | <pre caption="Define locales"> |
| 762 | mybox # <i>cd /etc</i> |
768 | mybox ~ # <i>cd /etc</i> |
| 763 | mybox # <i>nano -w locale.gen</i> |
769 | mybox etc # <i>nano -w locale.gen</i> |
| 764 | </pre> |
770 | </pre> |
| 765 | |
771 | |
| 766 | <p> |
772 | <p> |
| 767 | Last but not least, you may want to alter the <c>CFLAGS</c> variable in your |
773 | Last but not least, you may want to alter the <c>CFLAGS</c> variable in your |
| 768 | <path>/etc/make.conf</path> to optimise the code to your specific needs. Please |
774 | <path>/etc/make.conf</path> to optimise the code to your specific needs. Please |
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