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It doesn't have even half of anaconda's features and it installs only a few packages. No wonder that it's so fast.
by ciupicri 17y ago
It doesn't have even half of anaconda's features and it installs only a few packages. No wonder that it's so fast.
- silentbicycle 17y ago> It doesn't have even half of anaconda's features and it installs only a few packages. That's often a good thing. For headless installs, a Python and GTK-based install doesn't cut it. "pkg_add pkgname" fetches a package and its dependencies once you choose a mirror, anyway, and using text files rather than menus to configure the system means you can keep your configuration in VC, configure a typical system by just applying patches, etc.
- ciupicri 17y agoAnaconda has a text mode install, so GTK+ is not always used. But I do agree, that it can't be used on resource constrained systems. > using text files rather than menus to configure the system means you can keep your configuration in VC, configure a typical system What configuration? We were talking about installers and anaconda can use kickstart files to automate the installation. And of course they can be kept in a VCS.