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<!DOCTYPE book SYSTEM "/dtd/book.dtd">
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<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml,v 1.55 2004/07/31 11:36:25 swift Exp $ -->
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<book link="handbook-sparc.xml">
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<title>Gentoo Linux/SPARC Handbook</title>
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<author title="Chief Architect">
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<mail link="drobbins@gentoo.org">Daniel Robbins</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Author">
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<mail link="swift@gentoo.org">Sven Vermeulen</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Author">
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<mail link="chouser@gentoo.org">Chris Houser</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Author">
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<mail link="jerry@gentoo.org">Jerry Alexandratos</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo x86 Developer">
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<mail link="seemant@gentoo.org">Seemant Kulleen</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo Alpha Developer">
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<mail link="taviso@gentoo.org">Tavis Ormandy</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo Alpha Developer">
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<mail link="agriffis@gentoo.org">Aron Griffis</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo AMD64 Developer">
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<mail link="jhuebel@gentoo.org">Jason Huebel</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo HPPA developer">
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<mail link="gmsoft@gentoo.org">Guy Martin</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo PPC developer">
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<mail link="pvdabeel@gentoo.org">Pieter Van den Abeele</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo SPARC developer">
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<mail link="blademan@gentoo.org">Joe Kallar</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="zhen@gentoo.org">John P. Davis</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">Pierre-Henri Jondot</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="stocke2@gentoo.org">Eric Stockbridge</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="rajiv@gentoo.org">Rajiv Manglani</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="seo@gentoo.org">Jungmin Seo</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="zhware@gentoo.org">Stoyan Zhekov</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="jhhudso@gentoo.org">Jared Hudson</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="peitolm@gentoo.org">Colin Morey</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="peesh@gentoo.org">Jorge Paulo</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="carl@gentoo.org">Carl Anderson</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="avenj@gentoo.org">Jon Portnoy</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="klasikahl@gentoo.org">Zack Gilburd</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="jmorgan@gentoo.org">Jack Morgan</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="bennyc@gentoo.org">Benny Chuang</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="erwin@gentoo.org">Erwin</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="kumba@gentoo.org">Joshua Kinard</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Editor">
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<mail link="dertobi123@gentoo.org">Tobias Scherbaum</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Reviewer">
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<mail link="g2boojum@gentoo.org">Grant Goodyear</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Reviewer">
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<mail link="gerrynjr@gentoo.org">Gerald J. Normandin Jr.</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Reviewer">
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<mail link="spyderous@gentoo.org">Donnie Berkholz</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Reviewer">
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<mail link="antifa@gentoo.org">Ken Nowack</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Contributor">
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<mail link="pylon@gentoo.org">Lars Weiler</mail>
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</author>
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<abstract>
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This is the Gentoo Handbook, an effort to centralise Gentoo/Linux
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information.
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</abstract>
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -->
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<license/>
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<version>2.53</version>
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<date>July 31, 2004</date>
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<part>
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<title>Installing Gentoo</title>
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<abstract>
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In this part you learn how to install Gentoo on your system.
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</abstract>
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<chapter>
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<title>About the Gentoo Linux Installation</title>
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<abstract>
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Users not familiar with Gentoo do not always know that choice is what
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Gentoo is all about.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-about.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Choosing the Right Installation Medium</title>
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<abstract>
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You can install Gentoo in many ways. In this chapter we explain how to install
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Gentoo from one of our LiveCDs.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-sparc-medium.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Configuring your Network</title>
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<abstract>
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If you want to install Gentoo using the Internet, you need to setup
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networking.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-network.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Preparing the Disks</title>
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<abstract>
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To be able to install Gentoo, you must create the necessary partitions.
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This chapter describes how to partition a disk for future usage.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-sparc-disk.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Installing the Gentoo Installation Files</title>
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<abstract>
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Gentoo installs work through so-called stage-files. In this chapter we
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describe how you extract a stage-file and configure Portage.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-stage.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Installing the Gentoo Base System</title>
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<abstract>
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Independent of what stage you chose, the eventual result is that you
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have a Gentoo base system at your disposal. This chapter describes how
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to progress to that stadium.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-system.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Configuring the Kernel</title>
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<abstract>
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The Linux kernel is the core of every distribution. This chapter
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explains how to configure your kernel.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Configuring your System</title>
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<abstract>
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You need to edit some important configuration files. In this chapter
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you receive an overview of these files and an explanation on how to
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proceed.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-config.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Configuring the Bootloader</title>
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<abstract>
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The SPARC architecture uses the SILO bootloader to fire up your Linux system. In
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this chapter we step you through the process of configuring this bootloader to
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your needs.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Installing Necessary System Tools</title>
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<abstract>
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As mentioned before, Gentoo is about choices. In this chapter we help you
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choose and install some important tools.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-tools.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Finalizing your Gentoo Installation</title>
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<abstract>
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You're almost done. We'll just create one (or more) users for your
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system and leave the installation to reboot into a brand new Gentoo
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system.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-finalise.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Where to go from here?</title>
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<abstract>
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Now you have your Gentoo system, but what's next?
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-install-next.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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</part>
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<part>
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<title>Working with Gentoo</title>
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<abstract>
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Learn how to work with Gentoo: installing software, altering variables, changing
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portage behaviour etc.
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</abstract>
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<chapter>
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<title>USE flags</title>
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<abstract>
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USE-flags are a very important aspect of Gentoo. In this chapter, you learn to
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work with USE-flags and understand how USE-flags interact with your system.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-use.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Portage and Software</title>
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<abstract>
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The main reason for portage is to maintain the software on your system. In this
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chapter you learn how to get information from a package, update your package
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database, install/remove/update software and more...
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-portage.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Portage Features</title>
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<abstract>
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Gentoo's Portage allows for several features that improve portage-related
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aspects, such as build time. This chapter explains the existing features.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-features.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Controlling Portage Behaviour</title>
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<abstract>
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You can tweak Portage to your own needs/environment. Learn how to protect files,
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select mirrors, change directory locations and more.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-behaviour.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Initscripts</title>
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<abstract>
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Gentoo uses a special initscript format which, amongst other features, allows
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dependency-driven decisions and virtual initscripts. This chapter explains all
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these aspects and explains how to deal with these scripts.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-rcscripts.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Environment Variables</title>
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<abstract>
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With Gentoo you can easily manage the environment variables for your system.
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This chapter explains how you do that, and also describes frequently used
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variables.
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</abstract>
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<include href="hb-working-variables.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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</part>
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</book>
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