VidaLinux and Gentoo

[bryansmith]

Hi,

I am interested in using Gentoo eventually (I'm still a bit of a newbie).
Does anyone here have experience with VidaLinux (gentoo-based). I know they are probably very different but I want to use VidaLinux as a stepping stone towards eventually installing Gentoo. Any other recommendations for a gentoo-based distro?

Thanks,
Bryan

[kastorff]

I had great results with Vidalinux 1.1. I can't think of an easier way to get a Gentoo machine up and running...

[bryansmith]

Hi,

Thanks kastorff for the opinion. Out of curiosity, can I use Gentoo's portage sources with Vidalinux or do I have to use another source? I read somewhere that you can use Gentoo's sources but I would like to make sure.

Also, when I went to get the ISO's off of a mirror, there is a P4 and an i686 version. I have a P4 but from what I understand, my architechture is i686. What version should I use?

Thanks,
Bryan

[loft306]

if it is gentoo based then i wousd assume so because that is the heart of gentoo!

[bryansmith]

Thanks loft306,

About the architecture thing...what is meant by i686? I am most likely going to get the P4 version unless i686 is faster or better optimized for my hardware. By the way, I am using a Dell Inspiron 1150. Hope that helps.

Thanks in advance,
Bryan

[debian]

If you have a P4 use the P4 optimized kernel. i686 is a generic kernel for P4.

[bryansmith]

Thanks for the help everyone,

Thanks debian for the reply about the i686 and P4 thing. I will download the P4 version as I would like to get the best optimized version for my laptop.

Just one more thing...does anyone know where I can get a list of things I can do with emerge. I would like to know all the things I can do with it so I can utilize it the best.

Thanks,
Bryan

[debian]

bryansmith check this PDF and this link out. This link, too.

[bryansmith]

Thanks alot for those links. They are exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks again,
Bryan