Yang Xiao wrote: > But for most people, they will only know what they need or don't need over > time, and for newbies, trying to install packages on demoand may not be so > fun if they are just casual users. That doesn't mean you want "everything" everything. Most people *will* know that there are certain categories of software that they won't be interested in. http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc5/ch-packageselection.html Take the categories "Software Development" and "web server". Most people will never need software from these categories. If they do, then they are likely to know there's a possibility they'll want it at install time -- they'll already have an interest in programming, or running servers from their own computer. And, to be honest, it *is* reasonable to assume that software developers should know how to install software. What most people will want is either "all programs from certain categories" or "the most useful programs from certain categories". That's what the installer is optimised around. James. -- E-mail address: james | "We've just been contacted by the Lady of the Lake." @westexe.demon.co.uk | "Really? What does she want?" | "A really big towel." | -- http://www.mopsy.com/d/19981122.html
