From release notes for FC5T3 (web)
Daniel B. Thurman
dant at cdkkt.com
Mon Mar 6 10:03:08 UTC 2006
> Jeff Vian wrote:
>
> >I would agree on the wish for an option to select a group and expect all
> >within it to be installed. As examples, mysql and postresql would be
> >nice for that. With FC4 less than half the individual packages for those
> >groups were installed by default and it was time consuming to do the
> >full groups. However, IIRC the installer has never allowed selecting an
> >entire group with a single check mark. Groups can be installed in
> >entirety from the command line with yum.
> >
> >
> Both Anaconda and Pirut allows groups of packages to be installed.
> Optional components arent selected within the groups by default but the
> major packages including MySQL and PostgreSQL is selected within the
> group usually.
>
> --
> Rahul
--
I don't use the group selection - because this is where
you get into trouble. Under certain circumstances
causes pirut to blow up. Try to pile up a LOT of
packages quickly with the GROUP line and watch it
blow up. I'd have to try it again to remember the
details but it was too painful that I don't want to
go there right now.
Note that when you make a selection for installation
and follow through to have the selected packages
successfully install, the pruit program immediately
terminates when I wanted to select more packages
forcing me to start the program over again. In
cases where there was a PROBLEM - this was VERY
annoying because I lost the selections and cannot
remember what I selected beforehand.
Thanks for your patience and listening to my pointed
gripes. 3 days and 5GB downloads and returning back
to square one makes one really, really antsy and
irrational.
Kind regards,
Dan
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