Re: [tlug] Gentoo

[Phillip Tribble <rusher@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> On 02/04/2008, emiddleton@example.com
> <emiddleton@example.com> wrote:
>
>   
> > Josh Glover wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > I think this will make a lot more sense once you listen to the first
> > > rusher.webhop.org podcast (once I get time to finish editing it!), wherein I
> > > convince Phil that Gentoo pwnz Arch (sorry, Scott).
> > >       
> >  Phillip put it up a couple of days ago[1].
> >     
>
> Naw, that was the test podcast. The first episode is basically the
> same stories, but will sound much better due to our learning a bit
> about the recording process. Stay tuned.
>
>   
> >  So how do you install a complete system from packages?
> >     
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/GRP
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Using_PORTAGE_BINHOST
>
> Of course, you can only use packages that have been built. The Toudai
> mirror no longer seems to have the GRP packages:
>
> ftp://ftp.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/GENTOO/grp/
>
> Looks like GRP may have been abandoned, which may make installing a
> complete system impossible. I would imagine that the public binhosts
> have quite a bit of goodness, though.
>
>   
Thanks! I seen that tutorial before and they never listed the public Bin 
host servers. If anyone knows of any mirror lists, I would love to give 
Gentoo another spin! Until then, I am an Arch fan boy.