Hi @ll,

I am completely new to Gentoo, I have not even downloaded any ISOs yet.

So far I have been using SuSE8.2prof and thinking of upgrading to SuSE9.0
prof.

As far as Gentoo is concerned: I find the idea of recompiling and adjusting
everything to my real needs quite tempting, but I cannot afford spending
days of recompiling without having a computer running for my daily surfing
and emailing and the like.

So the question is: can I install Gentoo from CD-ISO and later on do the
time consumptive task of compiling kernel and programs that I need in the
background, while still being able to work with it? How difficult is it to
get a running Gentoo system by compiling everything?

Thanks four Your hints and help in advance,
Lutz.