I second this; I have long used the "custom installation" and picked and chosen packages even when upgrading. It is easier for me to remember that I wanted to add lapack or gsl or whatever, than to try to go back later and pick them up. Users who are overwhelmed by choice are probably not going to attempt a "custom" installation. On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 13:37, David C. Hart wrote: > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 13:24, Gerry Tool wrote: > > > If I go the Upgrade route, I have no control over what is upgraded. It's > > > all or none. Moreover, there is no apparent means of installing new > > > packages. > > > > AFTER install, use System Settings > Add/Remove Applications to make any > > changes you wish. > > But that might overwrite things that I don't want upgraded. > > > > WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE LIST? > > > > This was discussed ad nauseum in the lists and the decision was made to > > simplify the install and leave more refined choices to later. This > > seemed to satisfy most participants. You are an example that not all > > people can be pleased by choices that are made. > > I don't recall that at all. Moreover, then the description of the > "Custom" option is inaccurate. I also suspect that this will create > problems for people who have Gnome installed. Given the presumed > constituency of Fedora users, I cannot understand why there is no way to > exact full control over the installation. What was the downside of > maintaining the "individual package" option? > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Katherine Holcomb, Ph.D. kholcomb@xxxxxxxxxxxx Research Computing Support Group - ITC Office Phone: (434) 982-5948 202 Wilson Hall Center Phone: (434) 243-8800 University of Virginia 22904 Fax: (434) 243-6604
