Keith Matthews [Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 12:13:27PM +0100] wrote: >> You have an issue with the way you do stuff. If you install enough >> packages to have these scroll by and get lost, then use tools to store >> the output, like script and friends... I'm at a loss, I *never* had to >> deal with this issue, I always have something like the scrollbar of my >> xterm to get back to the messages... And the --- pkgname line is >> there to tell you what's what. >> > > >We don't all install X on hosts that are simply intended to be servers. > >What's more I regularly have to do package installs to remote hosts >accessed over a DSL line - and if you've never tried using X under such >circumstances then my advice is _don't bother_ -- the performance sucks >something rotten. > I think Marc is speaking of using the xterm of your workstation and login to your server via ssh. ;)
Bernd
