> Jeff Vian wrote: > > >I would agree on the wish for an option to select a group and expect all > >within it to be installed. As examples, mysql and postresql would be > >nice for that. With FC4 less than half the individual packages for those > >groups were installed by default and it was time consuming to do the > >full groups. However, IIRC the installer has never allowed selecting an > >entire group with a single check mark. Groups can be installed in > >entirety from the command line with yum. > > > > > Both Anaconda and Pirut allows groups of packages to be installed. > Optional components arent selected within the groups by default but the > major packages including MySQL and PostgreSQL is selected within the > group usually. > > -- > Rahul -- I don't use the group selection - because this is where you get into trouble. Under certain circumstances causes pirut to blow up. Try to pile up a LOT of packages quickly with the GROUP line and watch it blow up. I'd have to try it again to remember the details but it was too painful that I don't want to go there right now. Note that when you make a selection for installation and follow through to have the selected packages successfully install, the pruit program immediately terminates when I wanted to select more packages forcing me to start the program over again. In cases where there was a PROBLEM - this was VERY annoying because I lost the selections and cannot remember what I selected beforehand. Thanks for your patience and listening to my pointed gripes. 3 days and 5GB downloads and returning back to square one makes one really, really antsy and irrational. Kind regards, Dan
