RE: Some things GNOME really needs

["Fox, Kevin M" <KMFox mail bhi-erc com>]

Well, my main point was: since rpm does automatic installs, what do we need
an install wizard for?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Rust [mailto:steve@tp.org]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:27 AM
> To: Fox, Kevin M
> Cc: Preben Randhol; 'gnome-list@gnome.org'
> Subject: RE: Some things GNOME really needs
> 
> 
> Using rpms in my thoughts was only as an example.  It 
> certainly shouldn't
> necessarily replace rpms, or add on to rpms.  The ideas are 
> still valid on
> their own merit, outside of the rpm land.  There's obviously 
> some issues
> to resolve if the wizard idea ever went any further.
> 
> > Um, rpms have one design point that you are missing. rpms 
> are designed to
> > install without any user intervention. Having an install 
> wizard in the rpm
> > would be pointless... It would actually break rpm. rpms are 
> designed to be
> > installed as simply as "rpm -i blar.rpm" and uninstalled by "rpm -e
> > blar.rpm". The whole prossess breaks down if you have to 
> "rpm -i blar.rpm"
> > click, click, click, click.... It dosnt allow for 
> autoupdates and stuff...
> > Besides, what more is nessissary to install some rpm then 
> "rpm -U rpmname"
> > or alias that in gmc... No wizzard is nessisary.
>