Hi, I have installed 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8 and 9 several times. I have fond that the best approach with redhat is to do a custom install, and in the select packages, do a select all. - I thought it was about 3.6 gigs.
The reason is very simple: as soon as you want to start up a new facility on the box, there is a very good chance it is already installed, ready to go. It means also that when loading a new rpm onto the box, there is a good chance all the dependancies are met. (this is no longer true for me as my main computer has not been kept up to date and is still rh 9) Derek. ====== On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Robert Fisher wrote: > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:47, Patrick Dunford wrote: > > Slosh wrote: > it's > > not possible to install absolutely everything. > > Yes it is. - well everything supplied by Rad Hat anyway. > > At the package selection section of the installation there is an option to > install everything. > > My first Redhat was 7.2 and it was there and has been on every version since > too. > > I found it good as a newbie. > > -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for email IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when (apparently) receiving a Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me......
