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Old 23-Jun-2008, 07:57
Tilman Schmidt
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Default Re: Things to do after installing openSUSE 11

69_rs_ss schrieb:
> stefan1975 wrote:
>> you forgot the most important ones:
>>
>>> 4) remove all the unneccesary **** that was installed by default

>>

> Though you can un-check the unnecessary packages you will not use before
> the install. IMO, doing that is better/earier then dealing with it after
> the fact.


Well, yes and no. Of course it's better not to install unnecessary stuff
in the first place instead of removing it later. OTOH I have frequently
encountered problems with the software selection mechanism, such as
inexplicable refusal to deselect certain obviously unneeded packages,
circular, contradictory or just plain unintelligible dependencies, or
even reproduceable OOM crashes during the dependency check. It's often
easier to just get the system up and running without even entering the
"Software selection" part, and then adjust the list of installed
software from inside the running system.

HTH
T.

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