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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | |
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| 11 | <version>8.2</version> |
11 | <version>9.0</version> |
| 12 | <date>2007-06-29</date> |
12 | <date>2008-04-01</date> |
| 13 | |
13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
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| 77 | </p> |
77 | </p> |
| 78 | |
78 | |
| 79 | <p> |
79 | <p> |
| 80 | If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use |
80 | If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use |
| 81 | the installation instructions described in the <uri |
81 | the installation instructions described in the <uri |
| 82 | link="2007.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2007.0 Handbooks</uri>. |
82 | link="2008.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri>. |
| 83 | </p> |
83 | </p> |
| 84 | |
84 | |
| 85 | <p> |
85 | <p> |
| 86 | The two Installation CDs we currently provide are: |
86 | The two Installation CDs we currently provide are: |
| 87 | </p> |
87 | </p> |
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| 110 | <subsection> |
110 | <subsection> |
| 111 | <title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title> |
111 | <title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title> |
| 112 | <body> |
112 | <body> |
| 113 | |
113 | |
| 114 | <p> |
114 | <p> |
| 115 | The Minimal Installation CD is called <c>install-alpha-minimal-2007.0.iso</c> |
115 | The Minimal Installation CD is called <c><keyval id="min-cd-name"/></c> and |
| 116 | and takes up only 65 MB of diskspace. You must use this Installation CD to |
116 | takes up only 47 MB of diskspace. You must use this Installation CD to install |
| 117 | install Gentoo, and you need a working Internet connection. |
117 | Gentoo, and you need a working Internet connection. |
| 118 | </p> |
118 | </p> |
| 119 | <!-- |
119 | <!-- |
| 120 | <table> |
120 | <table> |
| 121 | <tr> |
121 | <tr> |
| 122 | <th>Minimal Installation CD</th> |
122 | <th>Minimal Installation CD</th> |
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| 140 | <subsection> |
140 | <subsection> |
| 141 | <title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title> |
141 | <title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title> |
| 142 | <body> |
142 | <body> |
| 143 | |
143 | |
| 144 | <p> |
144 | <p> |
| 145 | The Universal Installation CD is called <c>install-alpha-universal-2007.0.iso</c> |
145 | The Universal Installation CD is called <c>install-alpha-universal-2008.0.iso</c> |
| 146 | and consumes about 316 MB on a CD. You can use this Installation CD to install |
146 | and consumes about 316 MB on a CD. You can use this Installation CD to install |
| 147 | Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet |
147 | Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet |
| 148 | connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one |
148 | connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one |
| 149 | you are currently installing Gentoo on :) |
149 | you are currently installing Gentoo on :) |
| 150 | </p> |
150 | </p> |
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| 229 | Installation CDs are located in the <path><keyval |
229 | Installation CDs are located in the <path><keyval |
| 230 | id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory. |
230 | id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory. |
| 231 | </p> |
231 | </p> |
| 232 | |
232 | |
| 233 | <p> |
233 | <p> |
| 234 | Inside that directory you'll find ISO-files. Those are full CD images which you |
234 | Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you |
| 235 | can write on a CD-R. |
235 | can write on a CD-R. |
| 236 | </p> |
236 | </p> |
| 237 | |
237 | |
| 238 | <p> |
238 | <p> |
| 239 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can |
239 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check |
| 240 | check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
240 | its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
| 241 | <path>install-alpha-minimal-2007.0.iso.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 |
241 | <path><keyval id="min-cd-name"/>.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum |
| 242 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
242 | with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
| 243 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
243 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
| 244 | </p> |
244 | </p> |
| 245 | |
245 | |
| 246 | <p> |
246 | <p> |
| 247 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
247 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |