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Re: ISO & tarball filenames

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On 17/09/2025 15.15, De ongekruisigde ds. wrote:
> On 2025-09-17, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
>> On 17/09/2025 13.43, De ongekruisigde ds. wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-31, David Chmelik <dchmelik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> In past I downloaded Gentoo installer, liveDVD, and stage 3, but 
>>>> came back later and didn't know what any of it is for.  I strongly 
>>>> recommend--like most software projects--prefix your name 'Gentoo' to 
>>>> these .ISOs & tarballs, so if someone just wants to try it, and 
>>>> comes back later, they still know what it is.
>>>
>>> $ file install-amd64-minimal-20250831T170358Z.iso install-amd64- 
>>> minimal-20250831T170358Z.iso: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data (DOS/ 
>>> MBR boot sector) 'Gentoo-amd64-20250831' (bootable)
>>>
>>> no such luck for the 'stage' files though... (but the 'stage' in
>>> the filename is a good hint)
>>>
>> Doubt OP has waited for almost a year... but but...
> 
> Better late than never...
> 
> 
>>  From the Gentoo handbook: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/ 
>> Handbook:AMD64/Full/Installation#What_are_stage_files.3F
> 
> Indeed, but OP stated that first someone has to remember that
> it's Gentoo what these files are for.


"mkdir gentoo && mv install-amd64-minimal-20250831T170358Z.iso 
*stage3*txz gentoo/" generally would fix that future issue :P

-- 
  //Aho

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