Re: [newbie] How to "Install Everything"?
On Saturday 17 July 2004 08:15 pm, Clint Harshaw wrote: > Hi all! Is there a shortcut to install everything on the CD set? I'm > coming from RH/FC which had a selection to install everything with one > particular selection. My first look at Mandrake made me think I had to > go through each selection/subselection/subsubselection menu to put check > marks in each and all packages. Did I miss a faster way to carry out the > complete installation? > > Thanks very much, > Clint Clint: Be careful what you ask for. Take it from one who's been there, done that and got the t-shirt. For one thing, Mandrake is very strong on interational language support, so you're going to get more spell check support than the UN has. Likewise docs. And other stuff. While disk space is no longer an issue, administrative time still is. If you miss something, it's very simple to add it later -- urpmi works very well. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to "Install Everything"?
On Sun, 2004-07-18 at 11:36, Aron Smith wrote: > On Saturday 17 July 2004 05:15 pm, Clint Harshaw wrote: > > Hi all! Is there a shortcut to install everything on the CD set? I'm > > coming from RH/FC which had a selection to install everything with one > > particular selection. My first look at Mandrake made me think I had to > > go through each selection/subselection/subsubselection menu to put check > > marks in each and all packages. Did I miss a faster way to carry out the > > complete installation? > > > > Thanks very much, > > Clint > Everything is a lot more than you want or need or have drive space for > Just install what you need and then install the other stuff later as needed I always like to copy my CD sources onto the local HD (yeah, I've got space to burn); then after the installation (especially if I'm doing it on a customer's box) you never have to slap CD's around; then ya run run the rpmdrake and snag everything (or at least everything you could possibly want or need)...ditto with the contrib stuff... stephen kuhn - proprietor __ illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Certified virus-free since we don't use Microsoft products Indomitable in retreat; invincible in advance; insufferable in victory. -- Winston Churchill, on General Montgomery Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to "Install Everything"?
On Saturday 17 July 2004 05:15 pm, Clint Harshaw wrote: > Hi all! Is there a shortcut to install everything on the CD set? I'm > coming from RH/FC which had a selection to install everything with one > particular selection. My first look at Mandrake made me think I had to > go through each selection/subselection/subsubselection menu to put check > marks in each and all packages. Did I miss a faster way to carry out the > complete installation? > > Thanks very much, > Clint Everything is a lot more than you want or need or have drive space for Just install what you need and then install the other stuff later as needed Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com