On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:00:43AM -0800, Thomas Taylor wrote: > On Sunday 05 March 2006 18:37, Jim Cornette wrote: > > Just posting a link from the upcoming Fedora version 5 notes. (FC5T3 as > > of now) > > The changes might be good to know for a user to make a decision when FC5 > > is released as to how to upgrade / install. > > > > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/test3-latest-en/#sn-Package > >Changes > > > > Major changes for people installing are xen, screensavers, menu > > reconfiguration, a GUI search tool, a few applications that use mono, no > > up2date program, a new package manager and GUI front end to yum. > > > > Everything installs are no longer possible. The major components are now > > in groups and part of the optional packages can be selected or not > > selected through check marks. Some packages that were selectable in the > > past may not be selectable from the menus though they are on the install > > media. > > > > Since everything installs are no longer possible, and given the number of > packages on the installation media, at the very least one should be able to > choose all of the packages within a group instead of having to go into each > groups list and check all the packages individually. > > This is a VERY POOR way of package selection and WILL NOT make Fedora a choice > for newcommers to linux. Other distros are making things easier in order to > attract converts from Winbloze and Mac's. Making installation harder is a > definate disservice to loyal Fedora users. > > Tom I agree with Tom's the removal of Everything install is a step n the wrong direction. At least for us it will be. I assume you can install a whole group at once, or is that also not possible? ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
