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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <abstract> |
11 | <abstract> |
| 12 | This chapter introduces you to the installation approach documented in this |
12 | This chapter introduces you to the installation approach documented in this |
| 13 | handbook. |
13 | handbook. |
| 14 | </abstract> |
14 | </abstract> |
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| 16 | <version>10</version> |
16 | <version>11</version> |
| 17 | <date>2012-05-22</date> |
17 | <date>2013-01-02</date> |
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18 | |
| 19 | <section> |
19 | <section> |
| 20 | <title>Introduction</title> |
20 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 21 | <subsection> |
21 | <subsection> |
| 22 | <title>Welcome!</title> |
22 | <title>Welcome!</title> |
| 23 | <body> |
23 | <body> |
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| 25 | <p> |
25 | <p> |
| 26 | First of all, <e>welcome</e> to Gentoo. You are about to enter the world |
26 | First of all, <e>welcome</e> to Gentoo. You are about to enter the world |
| 27 | of choices and performance. Gentoo is all about choices. When |
27 | of choices and performance. Gentoo is all about choices. When |
| 28 | installing Gentoo, this is made clear to you several times -- you can |
28 | installing Gentoo, this is made clear to you several times -- you can |
| 29 | choose how much you want to compile yourself, how to install Gentoo, |
29 | choose how much you want to compile yourself, how to install Gentoo, |
| 30 | what system logger you want, etc. |
30 | what system logger you want, etc. |
| 31 | </p> |
31 | </p> |
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| 187 | <p> |
187 | <p> |
| 188 | Note though that, although the document you are now reading is |
188 | Note though that, although the document you are now reading is |
| 189 | architecture-specific, it will contain references to other architectures as |
189 | architecture-specific, it will contain references to other architectures as |
| 190 | well. This is due to the fact that large parts of the Gentoo Handbook use source |
190 | well. This is due to the fact that large parts of the Gentoo Handbook use source |
| 191 | code that is common for all architectures (to avoid duplication of efforts and |
191 | code that is common for all architectures (to avoid duplication of efforts and |
| 192 | starvation of development resources). We will try to keep this to a minimum |
192 | starvation of development resources). We will try to keep this to a minimum |
| 193 | to avoid confusion. |
193 | to avoid confusion. |
| 194 | </p> |
194 | </p> |
| 195 | |
195 | |
| 196 | <p> |
196 | <p> |
| 197 | If you are uncertain if the problem is a user-problem (some error you |
197 | If you are uncertain if the problem is a user-problem (some error you |
| 198 | made despite having read the documentation carefully) or a |
198 | made despite having read the documentation carefully) or a |
| 199 | software-problem (some error we made despite having tested the |
199 | software-problem (some error we made despite having tested the |
| 200 | installation/documentation carefully) you are free to join #gentoo on |
200 | installation/documentation carefully) you are free to join #gentoo on |
| 201 | irc.freenode.net. Of course, you are welcome otherwise too :) |
201 | irc.freenode.net. Of course, you are welcome otherwise too as our chat channel |
| 202 | </p> |
202 | covers the broad Gentoo spectrum :) |
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| 204 | <p> |
203 | </p> |
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205 | <p> |
| 205 | If you have a question regarding Gentoo, check out our <uri |
206 | Speaking of which, if you have a question regarding Gentoo, check out our <uri |
| 206 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml">Frequently Asked Questions</uri>, available from the <uri |
207 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml">Frequently Asked Questions</uri>, available from the <uri |
| 207 | link="/doc/en/">Gentoo Documentation</uri>. You can also view the <uri |
208 | link="/doc/en/">Gentoo Documentation</uri>. You can also view the <uri |
| 208 | link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum.php?f=40">FAQs</uri> on our |
209 | link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum.php?f=40">FAQs</uri> on our |
| 209 | <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org">forums</uri>. If you can't find the answer |
210 | <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org">forums</uri>. |
| 210 | there ask on #gentoo, our IRC-channel on irc.freenode.net. Yes, several of |
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| 211 | us are freaks who sit on IRC :-) |
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| 212 | </p> |
211 | </p> |
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212 | |
| 214 | </body> |
213 | </body> |
| 215 | </subsection> |
214 | </subsection> |
| 216 | </section> |
215 | </section> |
| 217 | </sections> |
216 | </sections> |
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