[rescue] On Software Installation

[Andrew Weiss]

I don't like how it automagically assigns the minimum size to your volume
group needed for installation (dressing skin-tight).  If you want to resize
it doesn't have an all-free hog type default that I could find.  (i.e. how
much of the physical volume is remaining is a difficult number to arrive at)
Otherwise... love it.

Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
To: "Sun-Rescue Mailing List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:50 AM
Subject: [rescue] On Software Installation


> A number of people (myself included) have mentioned how horrible IRIX's
> installation procedure and software maintenance tool (inst) are.
>
> Now, while AIX's initial installation is easier, I think smit is worse
> than inst because of the following two things that are driving me mad
> today:
>
>   1) You aren't informed of missing prerequisites until you actually
>      attempt the installation.
>   2) If you have selected N packages for installation, and realize
>      you've forgotten one, you get to select all N+1 packages, because
>      it -doesn't- remember your selections after you leave the "SOFTWARE
>      to install" screen.
>
> I can deal with opening every distribution I own in order to install a
> compiler patch, if it's going to tell me exactly what I need and let me
> modify my selection without starting over, but this crap just loses.
>
> --
> Jonathan Patschke  *)  "The clue phone is ringing, and it's for you."
> Thorndale, TX      (*                                 --Dave McGuire
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