Re: Custom installation of Fedora

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On 8/23/2009 7:28 PM, Roger wrote:
> On 08/23/2009 06:50 PM, Anne Wilson wrote:
>> On Sunday 23 August 2009 00:13:28 Markus Kesaromous wrote:
>>   
>>> During fedora install, if the user selects a customized  install rather
>>> than the default, the user has to manually click on each and every
>>> app in
>>> the selected group. This is horribly tedious. In the old RH releases,
>>> you
>>> could just click on "Everything" button, and ALL of the rpms on the DVD
>>> would get installed. Is it too much to ask to add the Install Everything
>>> button for Fedora????
>>>
>>>      
>> It was explained long ago that installing "everything" would throw up
>> some
>> serious conflicts/problems that would stop many thing working correctly.
>>
>> Anne
>>    
> On the contrary, I enjoy going through all the options and selecting
> only the ones I need.
> Why would you want to select all the languages and other 'guff-stuff'
> that would probably never be used, it's just clutter.
> One of the beauties of Linux is that you get to install a minimalist
> system. Yum update is then very fast. You then yum install tools as
> needed. I wouldn't have it any other way.
> Roger
> 


I think that the OP meant 'the whole DVD' when he said "everything". And
not selecting anything by looking at the whole DVD.

It might also be pointed out that 'everything' on the DVD is not even
half of the real everything available.  :-)

-- 


  David

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