[3078] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: SIPB Installer Bugs: Custom Install
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Coventry)
Wed Oct 11 12:33:46 2000
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:33:34 -0400
Message-Id: <200010111633.MAA08573@pickled-herring.mit.edu>
From: Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU>
To: warlord@MIT.EDU
CC: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: <sjm66mzjsw5.fsf@indiana.mit.edu> (message from Derek Atkins on
11 Oct 2000 11:32:10 -0400)
> Personally, I find it useful to be able to do a Linux-Athena install
> but also be able to install additional RedHat packages that Athena (or
> SIPB) doesn't think I might need.
I agree, but if that's the only advantage, might it be simpler just to
explain how to mount the NFS directory from which the installer is
getting the packages, and let people 'rpm -i' from there?
Alex.
