On Wed, Apr 10, 2002, Dvir Volk wrote about "RE: KDE 3.0 Instelation": > which kinda makes you wonder: why isn't there just one big package for > each distro, with all the needed dependecies (qt, libxml, openssh and > such), and seperate packages for the "extra" stuff such as devel > packages, koffice and maybe kdevelop? > i mean, most people install it lock, stock and libs - why seperate it to > millions of tiny rpms? they are good to have as seperate components, but > along side a big "super-rpm".
The main problem in always installing *all* rpms is the huge hard disk waste (almost 2.5GB for Redhat 7.2!). While I usually try to install most packages, I sometimes deliberately don't install them all - for example I don't install both XEmacs and GNU Emacs (I prefer XEmacs), I don't install fonts, dictionaries (you'll be suprised how big these are) and internationalization files for languages I don't know, X servers for hardware I don't have, and things like that. I might also decide that I don't need the kde*-devel packages because I never compile KDE programs, and that I don't need the kdetoys package. On slightly older computers or computers that need to share space with Windows (eek!), I'm forced to be a little more selective with what rpms I install. So having seperate rpms gives you more choice, and also makes upgrading a single one (e.g., in case an exploit was discovered) easier. If you prefer a huge rpm, just treat "kde*.rpm" as the name of one rpm :) -- Nadav Har'El | Wednesday, Apr 10 2002, 29 Nisan 5762 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone: +972-53-245868, ICQ 13349191 |The world is coming to an end ... SAVE http://nadav.harel.org.il |YOUR BUFFERS!!! ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
