Bug 134355

Summary:	Suggestion for Gentoo installation process
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	david cooper <david>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	Lowest
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Other
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description david cooper 2006-05-25 13:32:18 UTC

Rather than navigate with Links to the mirrors page, pick a mirror, download the stage and portage snapshot, why not download both of them in advance? Usually there is a working PC before a new Gentoo is built.

I've done the last few installs this way and it saves a lot of time.

Download the minimal ISO, burn it but do not finalize the CD. Reopen the CD and continue the session, and add stage3 + snapshot to the compilation, then finalize. Now when the time comes you can just tar from the CD without having to download.

Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-25 13:42:36 UTC

Thanks for the suggestion, but no. :) If you want a CD + stage tarball + Portage snapshot, then grab a GLI liveCD or Universal liveCD (depending on your arch).

Besides, if you're using an internet connection to grab things (i.e. doing a networked install), you'll want to download a more recent Portage snapshot anyway, rather than use what's on the CD you just created.

PLus, it takes more time to download a tarball + snapshot and burn them to a minimal CD rather than just downloading and immediately untarring, anyway. ;)