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I attempted to install Gentoo last night. It was a complete and utter failure. Here’s where I went wrong: Wrong: I used the LiveCD which has several sticky threads in the gentoo user forums website on bugs and such. Correct: Use the minimal install CD instead. Wrong: Selecting packages to install from the LiveCD GUI […]

I attempted to install Gentoo last night. It was a complete and utter failure.

Here’s where I went wrong:

Wrong: I used the LiveCD which has several sticky threads in the gentoo user forums website on bugs and such.

Correct: Use the minimal install CD instead.
Wrong: Selecting packages to install from the LiveCD GUI installer options.

Correct:
——- Comment #1 From Jakub Moc 2007-08-22 12:49:33 0000 [reply] ——-
If you want to use GRP install, then don’t select packages that are not
available on the install media. Otherwise use a normal install with updated
portage tree.

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