Talk:Installation

While the handbook covers installation, I believe covering it in the wiki better serves installers for several reasons.


 * 1) Each step of the installation can have its own page
 * 2) Links can be easily inserted for different build types.  For instance, a link for formatting and booting from hard disk, another for RAID setup, and another for SSD format and boot.
 * 3) Links to external references can also be easily entered.
 * 4) Screenshots and other pictures can be added.
 * 5) The installer following a wiki like this can more easily tailor it to their own install and hardware.  It should be easier to follow for a basic install, getting a new user up and running more easily, while still providing more advanced information for those installing advanced hardware or configurations.

This series of pages should be organized as a series of steps, one per page, with decision tree links at all points that require them. It should be based on the Gentoo LiveDVD, with links to other installation media and methods (first to Gentoo media, such as the minimal install CD and the USB guide, and then to other distributions if desired). Only the most basic information should go on the core pages. Decisions and advanced information should be linked to separate pages or even outside links (in the case of more advanced information). Core pages should assume a completely inexperienced reader. Advanced pages can assume the reader has more experience.