I would like to try gentoo Linux Help?

[Ind-PC_student]

I have tried some GUI based distros but would like to try Gentoo linux

I have bought the magazine Linux Format NO LFX58D DVD edition that came with the distro Gentoo 2004.2 read the instructions but it gets rether tricky if you do not have a internet active at the time of intallation not with my win modem (rubish)

Any one has Any ideas how to start an intallation?
:confused:

[Dangermouse1]

You can get the full instructions from the Gentoo site here (http://www.gentoo.org/) see left hand side of page Installation:
Gentoo Handbook. I printed it out once and its about 100 pages long, Gentoo is also on my list of distos to try, good luck.

[Chak840]

I tried to install Gentoo but with no succses. I also don't have an internet connection. Handbook is a bit confusing for me, so I deiced to learn about linux on Slackware distro and then try to install Gentoo. Good luck. Tell us if you sucseed!

P.S. Sorry if made some grammar mistakes. I'm from Serbia & Montenegro

[Ind-PC_student]

I have partition the disk created, created filesystems, created mounted the directories, copied the installation files, but I dont know how to create a make.config file Any Ideas?

[aym]

You can either start with a blank file:
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

Or copy an example make.conf and modify it:
# cp /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf.example /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

More info:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=5#doc_chap5

[Ind-PC_student]

You can either start with a blank file:
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

Or copy an example make.conf and modify it:
# cp /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf.example /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

More info:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=5#doc_chap5
thank you that will help me very much.

[Ind-PC_student]

Hello there another question I have is in writing a new make.conf file from scratch
what would I hve to write in this file and how would I write it any ideas?

Thanks