Les Mikesell wrote: > On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 13:36, David Boles wrote: > >>>> yum has some cool features. Try >>>> >>>> yum search java >>> That was fun but the gazillion packages that scroll by turn >>> out to not include the one I'd actually want... >>> >> This is exactly what everyone has been trying to tell you all along. You want >> ONE package so you install everything. That way you would be sure to get the >> "the gazillion packages" that you don't want. > > How do I know I don't want them until I've tried them all? Isn't > it like flavors of ice cream except all free? > How new at this are you? I always go through the default install package selection and un-select things just because I don't want everything. And come to think of it has it been mentioned to you that the 'install everything' button never really did 'install everything'? -- David
