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Revision as of 01:56, 27 November 2004
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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 meta distribution.
Assets and drawbacks
+ Support for x86-, PowerPC-, UltraSparc- und Alpha
+ Live-CD based installation for x86 und PowerPC
+ Several optimiced Linux kernel (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- und 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
- Emerge, configure and start the first VDR installation
VDR plugins
- How to update all plugins at once
- OSDTeletext
- Mailbox
- MPlayer
- MP3
- Remote
- Streamdev
- Tvtv
- Dvd
- Vcd
- DXR3
- Prefermenu
- Pilot
VDR addons
- LIRC
- mplayer.sh
- NVRAMWakeUp
- Scripts
- VDRAdmin
- Noad
- VDRConvert
- Function of the Watchdog
Links
| [1] | http://gentoo.org | Gentoo |
