[rescue] On Software Installation

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Eric Webb wrote:

> >   1) You aren't informed of missing prerequisites until you actually
> >      attempt the installation.
>
> That's what the preview flag is for.

I'd like to be informed -while I'm selecting software- (like IRIX), so
that I don't have to go back and select them all again, anyway.  It's
not like the preview option really saves any time.

> Hmm, yeah, this is a bummer.  I wonder if xsmit works better in this regard?

Nope, not as far as I can tell.

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