On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:18:32 +0200 Bernd Ahlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Keith Matthews [Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 12:13:27PM +0100] wrote: > >> You have an issue with the way you do stuff. If you install enough > >> packages to have these scroll by and get lost, then use tools to > >store> the output, like script and friends... I'm at a loss, I > >*never* had to> deal with this issue, I always have something like > >the scrollbar of my> xterm to get back to the messages... And the > >--- pkgname line is> there to tell you what's what. > >> > > > > > >We don't all install X on hosts that are simply intended to be > >servers. > > > >What's more I regularly have to do package installs to remote hosts > >accessed over a DSL line - and if you've never tried using X under > >such circumstances then my advice is _don't bother_ -- the > >performance sucks something rotten. > > > I think Marc is speaking of using the xterm of your workstation and > login to your server via ssh. ;) > > I was aware of that but it is not always possible. But one tends to do a complete initial install using a local terminal, and that is often running without X.
