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is a distribution that excels at compile-time customizability. As a | is a distribution that excels at compile-time customizability. As a | ||
rule, all packages are compiled from source code. Binary packages are | rule, all packages are compiled from source code. Binary packages are | ||
| − | rare | + | rare but offered for reserved cases like OpenOffice.Org, which can take hours |
to compile on modern machines. | to compile on modern machines. | ||
==Using Gentoo at Virginia Tech== | ==Using Gentoo at Virginia Tech== | ||
| − | =Local Mirror= | + | ===Local Mirror=== |
Virginia Tech provides a Gentoo mirror at [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/ http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/]. | Virginia Tech provides a Gentoo mirror at [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/ http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/]. | ||
You can make use of it by modifying the GENTOO_MIRRORS variable in | You can make use of it by modifying the GENTOO_MIRRORS variable in | ||
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(Note that the via rsync the URL has no /pub directory but via http the link is [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo-portage http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo-portage].) | (Note that the via rsync the URL has no /pub directory but via http the link is [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo-portage http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo-portage].) | ||
| − | =NTP= | + | ===NTP=== |
| − | Virginia Tech has NTP servers. See the [ | + | Virginia Tech has NTP servers. See the [[NTP|NTP article]] for details. |
| − | =Email= | + | ===Email=== |
| − | It is easy to download your pid@vt.edu mail in Thunderbird, Evolution or your other mail client of choice. See [ | + | It is easy to download your pid@vt.edu mail in Thunderbird, Evolution or your other mail client of choice. See [[Email|VT Email article]] for details. |
| − | =Wireless= | + | ===Wireless=== |
Connecting to VT-Wireless using WPA_Supplicant is easy. Below is an example wpa_supplicant.conf entry. See the [[VT-Wireless]] article for full details. | Connecting to VT-Wireless using WPA_Supplicant is easy. Below is an example wpa_supplicant.conf entry. See the [[VT-Wireless]] article for full details. | ||
<pre>network={ | <pre>network={ | ||
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} | } | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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[[Category:Howtos]] | [[Category:Howtos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 3 January 2019
Contents
What is Gentoo?
Gentoo GNU/Linux is a distribution that excels at compile-time customizability. As a rule, all packages are compiled from source code. Binary packages are rare but offered for reserved cases like OpenOffice.Org, which can take hours to compile on modern machines.
Using Gentoo at Virginia Tech
Local Mirror
Virginia Tech provides a Gentoo mirror at http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/. You can make use of it by modifying the GENTOO_MIRRORS variable in /etc/make.conf. An example setting for the variable is below.
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo/ http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo/ http://distfiles.gentoo.org/"
Virginia Tech also provides a portage mirror that you can 'emerge --sync' to:
SYNC="rsync://mirror.cc.vt.edu/gentoo-portage"
(Note that the via rsync the URL has no /pub directory but via http the link is http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/gentoo-portage.)
NTP
Virginia Tech has NTP servers. See the NTP article for details.
It is easy to download your pid@vt.edu mail in Thunderbird, Evolution or your other mail client of choice. See VT Email article for details.
Wireless
Connecting to VT-Wireless using WPA_Supplicant is easy. Below is an example wpa_supplicant.conf entry. See the VT-Wireless article for full details.
network={
ssid="VT-Wireless"
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
eap=TLS
identity="PID"
private_key="/PATH/TO/NETCERT.p12"
private_key_passwd="PASSWORD"
}
