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On 13 Apr 2003 18:13:23 -0500 |
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Alec Berryman <alec@×××××××××.org> wrote: |
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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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Saw several posts to this thread that included suggestions from other distro's. Did not see the slack pkg managemnt as a suggestion. It is based on ncurses and includes sublevels of install types for "expert" |
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"newbie" and another can't remember the label now(full?). The idea is to give users a choice for controlling installation packages that is consistent with their knowledge level on what is installed. Don't know if it's gpl. |
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There is also a Slackbuild script that does source installs. IIRC |
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> <snip> |
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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> |
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