Re: Package configuration philosophy
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> >
> > I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
> > degree of the typical customizations? I have setup 3 debian machines right
> > from the ftp server in the past month and there are things I change right
> > off the bat, the prompt is one, the .inputrc (to include home/end keys)
> > some of the aliases, enable color ls etc
>
> The problem with this is that the defaults the package developer likes are
> unlikely to conform to the particular taste of every user. This sounds
> like a good option for an individual to create for their particular
> needs. Might be a neat idea... It would certainly speed the process up
> when doing installations on multiple machines.
This is true, but the installation of the package is up to the Debian
user, it's not forced, there could even be multiple conflicting packages
with conflicting UI styles :> Encourage a 'learn by example' type of
approach.
Jason
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