From release notes for FC5T3 (web)

[alan]

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, David Boles wrote:

> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 13:36, David Boles wrote:
>>
>>>>> yum has some cool features.  Try
>>>>>
>>>>> yum search java
>>>> That was fun but the gazillion packages that scroll by turn
>>>> out to not include the one I'd actually want...
>>>>
>>> This is exactly what everyone has been trying to tell you all along. You want
>>> ONE package so you install everything. That way you would be sure to get the
>>> "the gazillion packages" that you don't want.
>>
>> How do I know I don't want them until I've tried them all?  Isn't
>> it like flavors of ice cream except all free?
>>
>
> How new at this are you? I always go through the default install package
> selection and un-select things just because I don't want everything.
>
> And come to think of it has it been mentioned to you that the 'install
> everything' button never really did 'install everything'?

I install as much as possible because that is one of the fastest ways to 
find bjorked up dependancies.

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