Gentoo Anaconda


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This seems like a cool idea, woudl help no end with configuration. But I want to compile the kernel and what have you myself so that its nice and fast.

But If u can compile it for your own system and easily create a CD to install with anaconda pre configured that would be awsome, It means I could install Gentoo on my linux servers instead of red hat.

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I don't see the deal -- I mean sure it is nice to have a pretty GUI installer and things, but the documentation Gentoo provides for installing from all three of the stages is EXCELLENT. That, and I've learned A LOT about linux just from doing it by hand. I really wouldn't want to do it any other way, personally. :)

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I think this could be a good installer for users who just want an OS that works right after installation with almost zero setup. I theorize that someday soon either genkernel or some tool like it will probably be able to build a kernel that would almost be as good as compiling one yourself.. This would allow users who really don't care about learning the inner workings of linux and just want to use something besides windows... At the moment Linux is such a hobbyists and developers OS that I still don't recommend it to anyone for fear that one day they'll try to get smart attempt to update or reconfigure and break the thing. If somone built an anaconda installer, and then had it build a kernel, then configure and install some programs like X, GUI (gnome or kde), CUPS, CIFS (samba), OOo, and maybe wine, then potential users could be better set to have it up and working. I mean in the real wolrd, who cares if someone can install and customize linux on their desktop, it's not that hard but for some people who are not very intuitive on technical things, it's a real challenge.. I'm just saying there should be a good alternative for them and I feel that no distro has met the requirements for them yet. I feel that sooner or later someone will do this and it will provide a good option for those people..

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I think something like this would be very good. However here is what I think it should be like:

1) allows for a choice of stages to start from

2) Would allow the configuration of the kernel, make.conf, and other config files with an easy to use gui.

3) Would have an easy to use gui for choosing which programs to install, and would solve dependencies so the ebuilds would be installed in the best order

4) Doesn't do anything until the entire configuration was complete and would save the configuration to a conf file. This would allow a person to setup the install and then leave the computer alone until it is completely installed.

5) Would compile everything unless a binary package was chosen from above.

6) Choice at the very beginning to use a preconfigured config file for the whole install that can be used so you can automatically install the same gentoo install on like systems without having to go through the gui.

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