fc5: install everything?

James Wilkinson fedora at westexe.demon.co.uk
Fri Mar 31 19:57:31 UTC 2006


Les Mikesell wrote:
> How about if they think fedora sucks because the people who
> probably spent a lot of time deciding for themselves what
> should be on the CD's couldn't be bothered to make it
> possible for someone to install all of the programs they
> are likely to need in one step, or without understanding
> the purpose of each program/package at a point when they
> can't see it or it's man page.

But it *is* possible to install whichever programs you like at a point
where you *can* see any manpages or web pages -- after the install, when
you've got a basic system up and running.

In any case, if you *really* want an "everything" install, you should be
installing all of Extras, too.

James.

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