Gentoo

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Description

Gentoo Linux is a special kind of Linux distribution. Nearly every software application is build and optimized for your system. Extreme performance, configurability and a first-class user and developer community are the quality marks of Gentoo.

Thanks to the Portage system, Gentoo is well-suited as

• secure server
• development system
• professional workstation
• gaming system
• embedded system
• what ever you like...

This is the reason Gentoo is called a metadistribution.

Assets and drawbacks

+ Support for x86-, PowerPC-, UltraSparc- and Alpha
+ Live-CD based installation for x86 und PowerPC
+ Several optimised Linux kernels (2.4.xx-gs, 2.6.xx)
+ Modern development system (glibc 2.x, gcc 3.x.x)
+ Great choice of file systems (ReiserFS, XFS, ext3, EVMS, LVM, ...)
+ Great hardware support (NVIDIA, Creative Labs Live! und Audigy)
+ Modular OpenGL- and Compiler-Sub-System
+ Over 4000 modern and up-to-date software packages
+ Extended Portage capabilities
- Linux knowledge required

Basic installation

• Basic system
• Install VDR ebuilds from gentoo.de
• Install DVB-driver
• Install LIRC
• First installation of VDR

VDR plugins

• How to install a plugin
• How to update all plugins at once
• Tips for some plugins:
  • OSDTeletext
  • Mailbox
  • MPlayer
  • MP3
  • Remote
  • Streamdev
  • Tvtv
  • Dvd
  • Vcd
  • DXR3
  • Prefermenu
  • Pilot

VDR addons

• mplayer.sh
• NVRAMWakeUp
• Scripts
• VDRAdmin
• Noad
• VDRConvert
• Function of the Watchdog

Ebuild development

• How can i bring in my own Ebuilds to gentoo.de?
• How to test own Ebuilds?
• The VDR Ebuild development environment
• VDR Ebuild namespace
• All options for VDR (stable)
• All options for VDR (development)

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