From: user@example.net   
      
   On 17/09/2025 15.15, De ongekruisigde ds. wrote:   
   > On 2025-09-17, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   >> On 17/09/2025 13.43, De ongekruisigde ds. wrote:   
   >>> On 2024-10-31, David Chmelik  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   
      
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