From release notes for FC5T3 (web)
David Boles
dgboles at comcast.net
Mon Mar 6 22:49:28 UTC 2006
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'?
--
David
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