hellfried
join:2004-09-02
malaysia
| gentoo query
totally new to gentoo but have been using ubuntu for some time. normally how long does it take install using the gtk+ installer? i seem to be stuck at the 'installing additional packages' stage. it shows that there are 485 packages to install and everything is going very slowly. after 3 hours i am only at package 121. is this normal? i cancel the whole process and went to bed instead.
mind you i need not select any extra packages. i just went with those ticked by default. |
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donoreo
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join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | Gentoo is compiling those packaged from source, so yes, it will take some time.
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Alphalutra1
join:2005-10-06
127.0.0.1
clubs: | reply to hellfried
Welcome to the wonderful world of gentoo and compiling  |
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computx
Is it Friday yet?
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join:2000-09-02
Kirksville, MO
| reply to hellfried
Good luck with the gtk installer. Last time I tried it (about 6 months ago). It was terribly broken. Instead use your livecd and the Gentoo handbook and install gentoo the proper way. You will learn a lot more that way.
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raw
War Eagle
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join:2001-01-17
Madison, AL
clubs: | reply to hellfried
You're installing KDE and OpenOffice, aren't you? |
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shrtckt1
Fried Rice
Premium
join:2005-05-18
Athens, GA
| reply to hellfried
Yea, that installer was a good idea, but turned out to be a train wreck. The 2006.1 min install version is out. You shouldn't have much to update if you use it - even if you choose to run the "~" tree. As raw  was saying, kde takes a while, but if you need open office, use openoffice-bin. I really see no need to compile it - unless you want the pretty Gentoo splash screen  |
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RyanG1
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join:2002-02-10
San Antonio, TX
clubs: | reply to hellfried
I just use the 2005.1 disc still, since its all based around portage, it doesnt matter.
What speed is your system?
Ryan
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thender2
Glamour Profession
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join:2004-05-16
Staten Island, NY
| reply to hellfried
Compiling takes forever on big X stuff. That sounds about right for a modern system. It took, I think an hour or two just to compile X and its dependencies with no window manager on a 1.8 GHz amd64 for me. I can imagine how much time a window manager, especially KDE, would take to compile.
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