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Please note that many of these questions are answered within the official |
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gentoo documents and guides. This is simply a list of common questions. Please |
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Gentoo and GNU/Linux works, and for answers to questions which may not be |
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<uri link="#filecorruption">ReiserFS and filesystem corruption issues -- |
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Gentoo is actively developed. The entire distribution uses a rapid pace |
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First you need to find our what CPU you use. Suppose it's a Pentium-M. Then you |
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need to find out what CPU it is, instruction-wise, compatible with. You may |
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