FC6 - Stock x86_64 stock install, installs about 158 i386/686 rpm's

[Gilboa Davara]

On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 11:10 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> 
> Gilboa Davara wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 22:34 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
> >> On Thursday 26 October 2006 22:26, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> >>> By that logic, package selection shouldn't be allowed either and the
> >>> installer should just install everything. Users are allowed to deselect
> >>> what they don't need, why shouldn't this include 32-bit multilibs? Let's
> >>> face it, there are users who _don't_ need or want them.
> >> And those users that actually care can remove them easily enough.
> >>
> > 
> > Yeah, but you are asking us to install literally hundreds of packages
> > and MB we don't need and then spend hours removing them.
> > 
> > If the price of solving this problem is one check box or one "additional
> > yum parameters" text box - why not do it?
> > 
> 
> Suggestion, maybe make this an anacondo install paramater which can be
> passed through syslinux then sufficiently advanced users can get an
> x86_64 only system and normal users are not confused by a checkbox?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hans

Baaah.
If a checkbox might confuse users (Lookie! Shiny thing!), then this
option should be hidden under "Advanced options" in the package
selection UI.

- Gilboa