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On Sun, 2003-04-13 at 17:33, Derek J. Belrose wrote: |
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> Well the X install is in the future it seems. I think gentoo would |
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> benefit from a cli install/package manager more than it currently has. |
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> It should work over serial line consoles as well as local displays. |
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> It should be really easy for a beginner, yet possible for the most |
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> advanced user to take control at any point. |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=275364#275364 |
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Yesterday "optilude" posted a "fast and flexible curses ebuild browser" |
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to the Gentoo Forums. |
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Requiring only bash and dialog, it would easily fit onto the |
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traditionally minimal Gentoo install CD and alongside ufed and |
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mirrorselect. More importantly, because it works directly through |
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emerge (emerge `ebb` is the suggested invocation), using this ebuild |
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browser would preserve flexibility in the Gentoo install: for those who |
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would prefer to stick with the traditional emerge command-line |
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interface, this browser would not interfere with complete control over |
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emerge, but for those who do want the browser it is easily accessible. |
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Give it a shot. |
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Alec Berryman <alec@×××××××××.org> |