Re: [Cooker] [Holy Minimal Install] Why "Linux sucks"...

[Pixel]

Harry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

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> Neither of these options require rcoket science to implement, yeat,
> steadfastedly, Mandrake refuses to add these simple options.
> 
> Why?

simple: too dangerous. eg, try installing redhat on 300MB, it's hard!

- minimum install => people don't have many stuff installed and can't make
their system working
- maximum install => more install pbs, less tested, conflicts, weird slow
services... Even more true with Contribs being available at install!

> (While at the same time weighting down the installations with cutting edge,
> but largely unnecessary apps, and leaving out relatively useful and
> established files (like the rather obscure 'traceroute').

i've never used traceroute so i don't care much ;pp

anyway, at the moment, it's in 'Utilities', like lsof, tcpdump...
it could be moved to the default install.
(though i won't move lsof unless its doc is lowered to a reasonable size)