Attachment 26849 Details for Bug 43724 – new patch to hb-install-finalise.xml

[patch] new patch to hb-install-finalise.xml

hb-install-finalise.diff (text/plain), 4.03 KB, created by Tobias Scherbaum (RETIRED) on 2004-03-04 10:03:38 UTC

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Created: 2004-03-04 10:03:38 UTC

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>--- hb-install-finalise.xml.old	2004-03-04 17:14:38.804088424 +0100
>+++ hb-install-finalise.xml	2004-03-04 19:00:25.191110360 +0100
>@@ -191,8 +191,11 @@
> 
> </body>
> </subsection>
>+</section>
>+<section id="preparing_grp">
>+<title>Optional: Preparing for GRP</title>
> <subsection>
>-<title>Optional: Install GRP Packages</title>
>+<title>Introduction</title>
> <body>
> 
> <impo>
>@@ -202,15 +205,33 @@
> 
> 
> Now that your system is booted, log on as the user you created (for instance,
>-<c>john</c>) and use <c>su -</c> to gain root privileges:
>+<c>john</c>), use <c>su -</c> to gain root privileges and create the
>+directory where we store the GRP packages.
> 
> 
> <pre caption="Gaining root privileges">
> $ su -
> Password: <comment>(Enter your root password)</comment>
>+mkdir /usr/portage/packages/All -p
> </pre>
> 
> 
>+If you want to use the prebuilt packages provided by the LiveCD, continue with
>+<uri link="#copying_from_livecd">Copying over the GRP packages</uri>.
>+
>+
>+
>+If you want to use the prebuilt packages provided by a Gentoo mirror, continue
>+with <uri link="#grp_downloads">Configuring Portage for GRP Downloads</uri>.
>+
>+
>+</body>
>+</subsection>
>+<subsection id="copying_from_livecd">
>+<title>Copying over the GRP packages</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+
> Now we need to copy over the prebuilt binaries from the second CD (CD-2) if you
> have it. First mount this CD:
> 
>@@ -227,10 +248,18 @@
> 
> 
> <pre caption="Copy over prebuilt binaries">
>-# cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/All/* /usr/portage/packages/All/
>+# cp /mnt/cdrom/All/* /usr/portage/packages/All/
> </pre>
> 
> 
>+Now pay close attention! Your Portage snapshot is in place and the GRP packages
>+are ready to be used. However, Portage doesn't automagically use them unless you
>+tell it to. Luckily, this is hardly difficult: every time you are asked to
>+install a package using <c>emerge</c>, you must add <c>--usepkg</c> as an
>+option:
>+
>+
>+
> Now install the packages you want. CD-2 contains several prebuilt binaries, for
> instance KDE:
> 
>@@ -246,10 +275,61 @@
> 
> 
> 
>-Be sure to install the binaries now. When you do an <c>emerge sync</c> to update
>-Portage (as you will learn later), the prebuilt binaries might not match against
>-the ebuilds in your updated Portage. You can try to circumvent this by using
>-<c>emerge --usepkgonly</c> instead of <c>emerge --usepkg</c>.
>+That's all there is to it. Just don't forget to add <c>--usepkg</c>.
>+
>+
>+
>+Congratulations, your system is now fully equiped! Continue with <uri
>+link="?part=1&amp;chap=12">Where to go from here?</uri> to learn more about
>+Gentoo.
>+
>+
>+</body>
>+</subsection>
>+<subsection id="grp_downloads">
>+<title>Configuring Portage for GRP Downloads</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+
>+First of all, you need to edit <path>/etc/make.conf</path> and define
>+the <c>PORTAGE_BINHOST</c> variable so that it points to the server from which
>+you want to download the GRP packages. Please check our <uri
>+link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirror list</uri> for the available mirrors.
>+
>+
>+<pre caption="Editing /etc/make.conf">
>+# nano -w /etc/make.conf
>+</pre>
>+
>+<pre caption="Setting the PORTAGE_BINHOST variable">
>+PORTAGE_BINHOST="ftp://some.mirror.com/pub/gentoo/grp/2004/athlon-xp"
>+</pre>
>+
>+
>+Save and exit (by pressing Ctrl-X and confirming). With this in place, you must
>+now pay close attention. Portage will not automagically download the GRP
>+packages if you don't instruct it to. However, this isn't hard: every time you
>+are asked to install a package using <c>emerge</c>, you must add
>+<c>--getbinpkg</c> as an option:
>+
>+
>+
>+Now install the packages you want. CD-2 contains several prebuilt binaries, for
>+instance KDE:
>+
>+
>+<pre caption="Installing KDE">
>+# USE="bindist" emerge --getbinpkg kde
>+</pre>
>+
>+
>+The <c>USE="bindist"</c> is needed when you install XFree (either directly or as
>+a dependency). It prevents the downloading of Microsoft's core fonts (which we
>+cannot distribute on our LiveCDs).
>+
>+
>+
>+That's all there is to it. Just don't forget to add <c>--getbinpkg</c>.
> 
> 
>

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