Live CD

Install Gentoo: ssh into the livecd (bootable USB)

Goal

Task: install Gentoo using the official Gentoo livecd from another computer.

Documentation

Bootable media
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Bootable_media
Downloads
https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/

Gentoo handbook: Choosing the right installation medium
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Media
Includes:
- Getting a bootable USB
- Booting the target system with the USB.

Gentoo handbook: Configuring the network
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Networking

SSH into the liveCD

Boot

Boot external device

Always have an external device to boot your system with.

http://www.system-rescue-cd.org/

Most of the time, Linux installation ISOs can also be used to boot the system:

https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/
https://wiki.calculate-linux.org/en/desktop

See also

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