>
> 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?
>
Do an install using the binaries, then buikd your "Dream Gentoo" fron
within that using the docs for "alternative install".
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