Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook

Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook
Viewing the Current Partition Layout ...................................................... 27
Optional: Setting the GPT Label ............................................................ 28
Removing all Partitions ........................................................................ 28
Creating the Partitions .......................................................................... 28
Creating Filesystems .................................................................................... 29
Introduction ........................................................................................ 29
Filesystems ........................................................................................ 29
Applying a Filesystem to a Partition ....................................................... 30
Activating the Swap Partition ................................................................ 30
Mounting ................................................................................................... 31
5. Installing the Gentoo Installation Files ................................................................. 32
Installing a Stage Tarball .............................................................................. 32
Setting the Date/Time Right .................................................................. 32
Making your Choice ............................................................................ 32
Using a Stage from the Internet ..................................................................... 32
Downloading the Stage Tarball .............................................................. 32
Unpacking the Stage Tarball ................................................................. 33
Configuring the Compile Options ................................................................... 34
Introduction ........................................................................................ 34
CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS ................................................................... 34
MAKEOPTS ...................................................................................... 35
Ready, Set, Go! .................................................................................. 35
6. Installing the Gentoo Base System ...................................................................... 36
Chrooting ................................................................................................... 36
Optional: Selecting Mirrors ................................................................... 36
Copy DNS Info .................................................................................. 36
Mounting the necessary Filesystems ....................................................... 37
Entering the new Environment ............................................................... 37
Configuring Portage ..................................................................................... 37
Unpacking a Portage Snapshot ............................................................... 37
Optional: Updating the Portage tree ........................................................ 38
Reading News Items ............................................................................ 38
Choosing the Right Profile .................................................................... 38
Configuring the USE variable ................................................................ 39
Timezone ................................................................................................... 40
7. Configuring the Kernel ..................................................................................... 41
Installing the Sources ................................................................................... 41
Choosing a Kernel ............................................................................... 41
Default: Manual Configuration ...................................................................... 41
Introduction ........................................................................................ 41
Activating Required Options ................................................................. 42
Compiling and Installing ...................................................................... 44
(Optional) Building an Initramfs ............................................................ 44
Alternative: Using genkernel ......................................................................... 45
Kernel Modules .......................................................................................... 45
Configuring the Modules ...................................................................... 45
8. Configuring your System .................................................................................. 47
Filesystem Information ................................................................................. 47
What is fstab .................................................................................... 47
Creating /etc/fstab ................................................................................ 47
Networking Information ............................................................................... 48
Host name, Domainname, etc ................................................................ 48
Configuring your Network .................................................................... 49
Automatically Start Networking at Boot .................................................. 50
Writing Down Network Information ....................................................... 51
Optional: Get PCMCIA Working ........................................................... 51
System Information ..................................................................................... 51
Root Password .................................................................................... 51
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