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How I installed Gentoo over SSH.
mj at mjclement
Oct 8, 2004, 11:58 AM
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A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:

http://www.mjclement.com/31/

I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.

-MJ

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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
corey_s at qwest
Oct 8, 2004, 12:41 AM
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On Friday 08 October 2004 11:58 am, Michaeljohn Clement wrote:
> A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
> Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
> is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
> another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
> Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
> time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:
>
> http://www.mjclement.com/31/
>

This is great. I'll be doing a remote install via ssh for the first time as
well within the next couple weeks, I'm very fortunate to be able to use your
experience - thanks for the doc!


> I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
> make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
> to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
> better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.
>

When I do the install, I'll use your docs as a guide, and I'll take notes
regarding any issues or ideas I might stumble across during the
process, and will provide you with the details when I successfully
complete the install.


Beers!

Corey

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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
mindstormmaster at gmail
Oct 8, 2004, 12:02 PM
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I did something similar, except using the 2G swap partition as the
"temporary" install location. I also used Lilo as my boot loader and
took advantage of the -r option. This removed the need for a cron
job.

Otherwise looks good.

-jw


On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:58:05 -0600, Michaeljohn Clement <mj@mjclement.com> wrote:
> A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
> Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
> is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
> another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
> Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
> time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:
>
> http://www.mjclement.com/31/
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
> make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
> to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
> better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.
>
> -MJ
>
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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
mindstormmaster at gmail
Oct 8, 2004, 12:02 PM
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I did something similar, except using the 2G swap partition as the
"temporary" install location. I also used Lilo as my boot loader and
took advantage of the -r option. This removed the need for a cron
job.

Otherwise looks good.

-jw


On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:58:05 -0600, Michaeljohn Clement <mj@mjclement.com> wrote:
> A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
> Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
> is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
> another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
> Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
> time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:
>
> http://www.mjclement.com/31/
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
> make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
> to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
> better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.
>
> -MJ
>
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>
>

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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
mj at mjclement
Oct 8, 2004, 1:07 PM
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> When I do the install, I'll use your docs as a guide, and I'll take notes
> regarding any issues or ideas I might stumble across during the
> process, and will provide you with the details when I successfully
> complete the install.

Thanks! That'd be great :)

-MJ


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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
andres.moore at gmail
Oct 8, 2004, 2:51 PM
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Michael:

Thanks, awesome guide!




On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:58:05 -0600, Michaeljohn Clement <mj@mjclement.com> wrote:
> A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
> Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
> is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
> another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
> Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
> time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:
>
> http://www.mjclement.com/31/
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
> make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
> to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
> better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.
>
> -MJ
>
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>
>


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Re: How I installed Gentoo over SSH. [ In reply to ]
andres.moore at gmail
Oct 8, 2004, 2:51 PM
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Michael:

Thanks, awesome guide!




On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:58:05 -0600, Michaeljohn Clement <mj@mjclement.com> wrote:
> A while back I asked the list and got some good advice about installing
> Gentoo over SSH, without any human intervention on the remote end. This
> is a common situation when you have a dedicated server that comes with
> another Linux distribution installed, and want to replace it with
> Gentoo, possibly changing partition setups and filesystems at the same
> time. I've finally written up (briefly) what I did here:
>
> http://www.mjclement.com/31/
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback. It's a bit of a rough draft, I'd like to
> make it more explicit and easier for beginners, so if there's references
> to other documentation I should add, or parts that could be explained
> better, and especially if you notice any errors, please let me know.
>
> -MJ
>
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> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>


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Wandering the face of the Earth
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
Learning that we're only immortal
For a limited time

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