Re: When should I consider installing suggested packages?
Elmer E. Dow wrote: Greetings: When should I consider installing suggested packages? During my limited experience using aptitude in Sarge I've always installed depends and recommended packages, never suggested. Do most users just ignore suggested packages, only installing them if something doesn't work? Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed. - Elmer E. Dow The less number of packages installed = less number of bugs = less number of security holes = more secured system. In general, I will not install a package unless I need it. It can always be installed whenever I need it. Moreover with auto-apt, the packages can be installed on the fly and the process is nearly automatic. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi Graduate Student, MAE Cornell University http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: When should I consider installing suggested packages?
On 8/21/05, Elmer E. Dow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings: When should I consider installing suggested packages? During my limited experience using aptitude in Sarge I've always installed depends and recommended packages, never suggested. Do most users just ignore suggested packages, only installing them if something doesn't work? Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed. 'Suggested' just means they'll enhance the functionality of the package in some way; install them if you intend to use their functionality.
Re: When should I consider installing suggested packages?
Elmer E. Dow wrote: Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed. When should I consider installing suggested packages? During my limited experience using aptitude in Sarge I've always installed depends and recommended packages, never suggested. Do most users just ignore suggested packages, only installing them if something doesn't work? I install them only if I know I need them. Usually I avoid installing suggested packages. I frequently avoid installing recommended packages! Often the maintainers get carried away with extra packages or with recommending their own other packages. When I install software I look at the list of recommended and suggested packages and if one of them seems reasonable I install them as well. But if they do not seem reasonable then I do not install them. The caveat here is that I have been using UNIX/GNU systems for many years and can make a fairly well educated guess at what is reasonable to install or not. But often experience is the only way to learn. And since installing and removing software is so easy I suggest to you that you just try it and gain experience through it. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: When should I consider installing suggested packages?
On Monday 22 August 2005 03:04 am, Bob Proulx wrote: Elmer E. Dow wrote: When should I consider installing suggested packages? I install them only if I know I need them. Usually I avoid installing suggested packages. I frequently avoid installing recommended packages! Often the maintainers get carried away with extra packages or with recommending their own other packages. When I install software I look at the list of recommended and suggested packages and if one of them seems reasonable I install them as well. But if they do not seem reasonable then I do not install them. The caveat here is that I have been using UNIX/GNU systems for many years and can make a fairly well educated guess at what is reasonable to install or not. But often experience is the only way to learn. And since installing and removing software is so easy I suggest to you that you just try it and gain experience through it. Bob Thanks to all for the input. After reading the reponses to my question, I'm inclined to try experimenting by skipping recommended packages so that I can gain some experience with what happens -- if anything -- and keep the system cleaner and more secure. Again, thanks. -- Elmer E. Dow Please cc me when responding as I am not currently subscribed to the list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
