Rahul Sundaram: >> I wouldnt ever want that additional work for programs that I >> dont even use which is why I advocate always keeping track of the >> packages that you install and install software only when you will use it >> instead of dealing with random bloat through a blind installation of >> everything just because it happened to be supplied in Fedora Core. Les Mikesell: > So how do you ever decide to run a new program? Do you plough through everything on your computer and try to find a use for it. Or do you use your computer to do what you want, and look for something to fulfill your needs as you go along? I'd sooner have a good list of available programs with detailed information about them, then several gigs of stuff installed that'll involve many megs/gigs of keeping up to date, even if I'm not using them. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
