On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 19:02, Bill Anderson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 10:46, Adam Debus wrote: > > > > No, this is skipped. You can select sets of packages, but "choose > > > > indivual packages" is gone. :-( I don't think this is a progress. > > > > > > Well, you have the option of selecting a group, such as KDE, Gnome, web > > > server, email server, etc.. then you are able to select certain > > > individual packages from those. You just can't select each individual > > > package that exist like the old days. Some are automatic when you > > > select/deselect within that group. > > > > > > > I'd have to cast my vote for having "choose individual packages" back. > > +1 > > It is far easier to add packages after install than remove them. Why > should I *have* to spend extra time/space to stall stuff I am than going > to remove?? I agree. The way the (old?) Debian installer worked was rather nice - it got the base system installed, then booted into that. The 'firstboot'-type program of their's would then ask about package groups and such. It seems better to only need to code/maintain one package manager (versus having both the installer manager and the post-install manager), and to let the user have a running system while installing software. Plus it would be possible to, as with Debian, connect to the updates server during install, so you don't have to install an out-of-date package and *then* upgrade it, but install get the updated package straight from the start. (if the user has a 'net connection and doesn't uncheck the "look for updates" option) -- Sean Middleditch <elanthis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> AwesomePlay Productions, Inc.
