Richard Hally wrote:
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Hi
Please explain what is good about the everything installation
option. Dont throw around vague notions.
It saves me time when selecting packages to install.
Which ones?
All of them, dummy. Duh! That is what we are talking about.
It saves me time to not have to install packages individually.
What are you using your system for?. Is it a
desktop/workstation/server/development system?. Doesnt it fit into
one of these profiles?
No it doesn't fit into one of those "profiles". I am (and have been
since FC1) using it for Test and Evaluation of SELinux. *One* of the
things I am looking at is how well this pervasive technology
integrates with a reasonable sized distribution/OS. Also, I'm trying
to see what the maintenance burden is when a large number of
programs/packages are in play. For example, what will it take to keep
policy current for all the package changes coming through rawhide?
I don't have to download packages (via yum or whatever) that have
already been downloaded in the isos.
You cant work with them using the current tools provided anyway.
Thats what we are trying to fix already. If you dont use yum to keep
yourself updated installing everything is dangareous since it brings
in potential security issues with packages you wouldnt even use.
This one is about *download*. see if you can follow this. All the rpms
in Core get downloaded within the isos. If I install them *all* I
don't need to use yum(i.e download it again) to install anything.
Downloading *updates* is a different thing. I *update* my "everything"
installation from rawhide every day.
I don't need a kickstart file.
I don't need to waste space on disk with rpms when I already have
the package installed from the initial installation.
You waste disk space by installing packages you wouldnt use. You will
to keep packages updated. Performance would do down with deamons and
other session programs. You would be installing tons of world
languages which you wouldnt be using and so on.
Wrong again! I use all the packages. Maybe not the way your mind
thinks but I use them. Who are you to judge?
I think the point has been made that some people want the "Everything"
option and some don't, that's great, no how about we put this one to bed
before it goes any futher. name calling is not needed, nor is it going
to help your case any.
I say move on, and lets do some testing. isn't that what this is all
about anyway?
Shalom! (Peace)
Jim
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