On Wed, 31 May 2000 13:20:59 +0200, you wrote:
>BS''D
>
>I would like to make some comments, or better, formulate some
>personal wishes for a future Mandrake Distro (as once asked by
>Guillaume):
>
>INSTALLING PROCESS:
>
> It would be nice to have the following features:
>
> o the possibility to save a configuration after having
> selected all the packages one wishes to install
> and, vice versa, the possibility to load an own
> configuration from a floppy to make a duplicate/iterated
> installation easier
> (German HeulSuSE for example has these features with "YaST")
>
I COMPLETELY and whole-heartedly agree with this request! A button at the
beginning of the install that asks if you'd like to load a settings file
(auto_inst.cfg.pl, perhaps?) and then another button at the end of the
install that asks if you'd like to save the session settings.
> o when upgrading the system it would be nice to know
> which packages are outdated and to have the possibility
> to chose which newer packages to install
>
Doesn't that exist with the MandrakeUpdate?
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