On 1/26/06, Chris Tyler <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Another $0.02 ... From the perspective of long-time a college prof. > teaching students who are learning Linux through exploration -- I > appreciate the 'everything' button and would very much like to see it > (or an easy-to-use equivalent) remain in FC5. > > (If it matters: yes, I do teach that that's not the way to install a > production system, and yes, I do also run Linux in mission-critical > environments outside of the college... since RHL4.2 :-) Since we are on pennies and dime opinions ... I have been using Unix since 1990 and teaching Linux since RedHat 5 and I must disagree. The everything install has repeatedly proven to be a "bad idea" for a long time - both on Unix and especially on Linux. Placing it "all on there" is a IMHO lazy approach. Sorry. The everything install places a ton of software on the system that students are likely never to see, use, or much less understand. Building a desktop usage machine is not the same as building a server usage machine. The installer under FC5T2 turns on EVERYTHING as it is -- cpuspeed, Bluetooth -- much my old systems do not have -- so why can't the installer detect it better? Because, some may say, that if the hardware isn't there there software, while ntsysv show it's "enabled" isn't really being used -- so I show my students how they must go in and tune thigs a little better immediately after a new install. But still 3GB installs versus 7GB installs -- i would rather have that space for other things. And yes, I know that under Linux there is very little if mainly no difference between desktops and servers -- but why waste all that space? Yes yes Hard drives are cheap; however students need to learn to manage their systems and installing "everything" isn't a good management choice. -- WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list