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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] Install Everything.
From:       Buchan Milne <bgmilne () obsidian ! co ! za>
Date:       2004-04-13 18:18:42
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0404131957250.25261-100000 () isis ! obsidian ! co ! za
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Leon Brooks wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:13, Kevin Sproul wrote:
> > What is wrong with a single "install everything" check box that will
> > do just that.
> 
> Some things can't coexist (e.g. PostFix and SendMail).

I'm not so sure that's a valid example any more:
$ rpm -q postfix
postfix-2.1.0-0.20040209.18mdk
[bgmilne@kiowa bgmilne]$ urpmi sendmail
Please insert the medium named "Installation CD 1 (x86) " on device 
[/dev/hdc]
Press Enter when ready...

installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/sendmail-8.12.11-1mdk.i586.rpm
Preparing...                
##################################################
   1:sendmail               ##warning: /etc/aliases created as 
/etc/aliases.rpmnew
################################################

With the use of alternatives, the only packages that really can't co-exist 
are the -devel packages (ie db3-devel vs db4-devel etc).

> 
> An "install at least one of everything" checkbox could be done. Before a 
> distribution was blessed, the packager would try a literal "install 
> everything" by hand, and then triage the remaining conflicts to produce 
> the "install almost everything" option.

But, I think there is space for a bit more control over how much gets 
installed (no, not the return of the slider, but maybe being able to 
choose the level of packages that get installed  - per category maybe - 
?).

Regards,
Buchan


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