Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:19:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: ben@rosengart.com, Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.6 CD-ROM : Package dependencies up the creek ? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980616111634.28728B-100000@echonyc.com> In-Reply-To: <4721.897984025@time.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > in sysinstall. Why not put a pointer to pkg_manage in the default > > /etc/motd, or something like that? Pkg_manage even *looks* like > > sysinstall. > > What's pkg_manage? I can't seem to find it on my -stable system at work, and I can't connect to my machine at home at the moment. It's a sysinstall-style CUI app that performs various pkg-related activities: (un)installation, preview, etc. > I await the details and first implementation of your design, oh > maintaining one. :) No design necessary, just a prominent pointer to pkg_manage somewhere, or perhaps Sue Blake's idea of dumping the user into pkg_manage as soon as sysinstall completes (perhaps "do you want to install packages now?" if yes, launch pkg_manage, if no, "you can install them later using pkg_manage"). Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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