On 2003-11-27 00:22:38 +0000 Richard Lewis richard.lewis@uea.ac.uk wrote:
20GB HDD, etc and I want a fairly standard system (KDE, basic development tools, a few music progams) how long does anyone think it might take?
If you're installing GRP, not too long to install, but possibly longer to configure. For a source compile including KDE etc, allow 2 days, IMO.
- Its source based, which seems like a really good idea. But can you
use portage to install any old source.tar.gz?
You have to write ebuilds. Put them in the PORTAGE_OVERLAY_DIR, else emerge sync will delete them.
- Does it have an equivalent to Debian's 'non-free' or MDK's PLF?
(For things like libdvdcss, pardon my French ;-)
No. They include ebuild installers for non-free software in their main archive. They argue that their installer is free software. I hated that, as it means you get unfixable stuff with little warning.