"Automatix does some dangerous things, & the guy that develops it isn't very friendly towards help or advice."
That guy doesn't develop the project anymore, it was taken over by others.. and Automatix no longer uses the "--force-yes" commands to install software.. On 9/13/06, Scott Granneman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 13 September 2006 10:18 am, Robert Citek wrote: > > On Sep 13, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Eric Martin wrote: > > > Another is Automatix. It's under new management now and all the > > > --force options have been removed so it doesn't hose anything. It's > > > what I use to get a useable system in just a few clicks.. > > > > > > http://getautomatix.com/ > > > > How does automatix compare to easyubuntu? Is one a replacement for > > the other or do they complement each other? > > Automatix does some dangerous things, & the guy that develops it isn't very > friendly towards help or advice. > > EasyUbuntu isn't as bad for your system. > > There's a website on the Ubuntu wiki that discusses both. The Ubuntu dudes are > trying to make things easier for users so they don't have to use Automatix or > EasyUb. > > Me, I just install all that stuff by hand, like real men do. :) > > Scott > -- > R. Scott Granneman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.granneman.com > Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications > My new book: Linux Phrasebook @ http://www.granneman.com/books > Read the Download Squad Blog @ http://www.downloadsquad.com > > "The important thing is not to stop questioning." > ---Albert Einstein > > > _______________________________________________ > CWE-LUG mailing list > CWE-LUG@lists.firepipe.net > http://www.cwelug.org/ > http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ > http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/ > -- The information transmitted (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is intended only for the person(s) or entity/entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list CWE-LUG@lists.firepipe.net http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
