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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>2.6</version> |
11 | <version>2.6</version> |
| 12 | <date>2005-11-11</date> |
12 | <date>2005-11-11</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> |
| 18 | <body> |
18 | <body> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
| 22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
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| 177 | </ti> |
177 | </ti> |
| 178 | </tr> |
178 | </tr> |
| 179 | <tr> |
179 | <tr> |
| 180 | <th>-</th> |
180 | <th>-</th> |
| 181 | <ti>Huge download</ti> |
181 | <ti>Huge download</ti> |
| 182 | </tr> |
182 | </tr> |
| 183 | </table> |
183 | </table> |
| 184 | |
184 | |
| 185 | </body> |
185 | </body> |
| 186 | </subsection> |
186 | </subsection> |
| 187 | <subsection> |
187 | <subsection> |
| 188 | <title>Other CDs</title> |
188 | <title>Other CDs</title> |
| 189 | <body> |
189 | <body> |
| 190 | |
190 | |
| 191 | <p> |
191 | <p> |
| 192 | You might find a so-called <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is |
192 | You might find a <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is not an |
| 193 | no Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a |
193 | Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a |
| 194 | networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (the so-called GRP set) |
194 | networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP |
| 195 | that allows you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such as |
195 | set) that allow you to easily and quickly install additional applications |
| 196 | OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless Gentoo |
196 | (such as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless |
| 197 | installation. |
197 | Gentoo installation. |
| 198 | </p> |
198 | </p> |
| 199 | |
199 | |
| 200 | <p> |
200 | <p> |
| 201 | If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software, |
201 | If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software, |
| 202 | make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use. |
202 | make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use. |
| 203 | </p> |
203 | </p> |
| 204 | |
204 | |
| 205 | </body> |
205 | </body> |
| 206 | </subsection> |
206 | </subsection> |
| 207 | <subsection> |
207 | <subsection> |
| 208 | <title>The Stage3 Tarball</title> |
208 | <title>The Stage3 Tarball</title> |
| 209 | <body> |
209 | <body> |
| 210 | |
210 | |
| 211 | <p> |
211 | <p> |
| 212 | A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable |
212 | A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable |
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| 231 | |
231 | |
| 232 | <p> |
232 | <p> |
| 233 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by |
233 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by |
| 234 | downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed |
234 | downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed |
| 235 | the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them? |
235 | the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them? |
| 236 | </p> |
236 | </p> |
| 237 | |
237 | |
| 238 | <p> |
238 | <p> |
| 239 | You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages |
239 | You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages |
| 240 | CD as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The |
240 | CD as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The |
| 241 | Installation CDs are located in the |
241 | Installation CDs are located in the |
| 242 | <path>releases/sparc/2005.1/sparc64/installcd</path> directory. |
242 | <path>releases/sparc/2005.1/sparc64/installcd</path> directory. |
| 243 | </p> |
243 | </p> |
| 244 | |
244 | |
| 245 | <p> |
245 | <p> |
| 246 | Inside that directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images |
246 | Inside that directory you'll find ISO-files. Those are full CD images which you |
| 247 | which you can write on a CD-R. |
247 | can write on a CD-R. |
| 248 | </p> |
248 | </p> |
| 249 | |
249 | |
| 250 | <p> |
250 | <p> |
| 251 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its |
251 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its |
| 252 | MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
252 | MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
| 253 | <path>install-sparc64-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 |
253 | <path>install-sparc64-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 |
| 254 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
254 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
| 255 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
255 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
| 256 | </p> |
256 | </p> |
| 257 | |
257 | |
| 258 | <p> |
258 | <p> |
| 259 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
259 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
| 260 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
260 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
| 261 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
261 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
| 262 | </p> |
262 | </p> |
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