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<book link="handbook-x86.xml"> |
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<title>Gentoo Linux/x86 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>2.87</version> |
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<date>August 13, 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. This chapter explains how to install Gentoo |
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using one of our LiveCDs. |
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</abstract> |
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<include href="hb-install-x86-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-x86-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-x86-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>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>Configuring the Bootloader</title> |
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<abstract> |
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Several bootloaders exist for the x86 architecture. Each one of them has its |
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own way of configuration. We step you through the process of configuring a |
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bootloader to your needs. |
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</abstract> |
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<include href="hb-install-x86-bootloader.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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