I am looking for information to put on after install guide sheets for people at the Install-A-Thon. I am looking for any information that would useful for someone with a fresh install of whatever distro you are sending me info about. The information I am using right now is how to install packages, useful config files, and helpful websites. Any suggestions of items to add are welcome. -jon (physcofish)
Gentoo Linux Guide To Install Packages: As root: emerge package_name Useful flags for emerge (used like this: emerge -flag package): a, lists and then asks to emerge the packages p, lists packages that would be installed u, updates packages listed if new version is availabe D, looks at packages dependecies, often used with u v, verbose, lists use flags that apply to the package -sync, updates your portage tree unmerge, remove the given package s, searches for the given package Files: /etc/make.conf Holds configuration for emerge Helpful Websites: http://forums.gentoo.org http://packages.gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml http://gentoo-wiki.com http://lug.mtu.edu
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