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Gentoo 2005.0: A Live CD And [No] Graphical Installer

Posted by timothy on from the are-those-things-even-legal dept.

Sunsetbeach writes "zdnet.co.uk reports in this article that 'The next version of Gentoo, 2005.0, will also include a graphical installer that will allow users to automatically install the same set-up of Gentoo on multiple machines, according to Gianelloni.' " The article distinguishes the upcoming live disk from the (available) Gentoo Live CD; the new one will contain a fully functioning system ala Knoppix. Update: 11/30 23:09 GMT by M : Gentoo now has a clarification posted; the next Gentoo release will not have a graphical installer, although it is planned for the future.

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  1. Inexperienced by nemsan · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm in experienced you insensitive clod!

  2. Spotting trolls by BenjyD · · Score: 0, Troll

    The trolls must love Gentoo stories- their posts are so damn hard to spot mixed in amongst the real gentoo user posts.

    Is that poster saying Gentoo uses less RAM because it doesn't install so many packages just clueless or a troll? Does that other guy *really* think typing a bunch of commands verbatim from a manual teaches him about Linux? So many opportunties to troll...

  3. Re:Gentoo becoming user friendly by M51DPS · · Score: 0, Troll

    Of course it will increase the install base, it's just going to be a long time before those people finish compiling.

  4. Re:OH MY GOD! by AchilleTalon · · Score: 0, Troll
    Maybe it's time to decide once in your life if you want to be a serious sysadmin or a professional coffee drinker...

    Please, don't talk about something you were too lazy to install properly.

    --
    Achille Talon
    Hop!
  5. Re:There is only one problem... by archen · · Score: 0, Troll

    which will most likely be curses-based only

    ho ho ho, beccoming more like BSD all the time aren't we ;)