Re: Installing all available packages in sarge (testing)
On Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 08:35:30PM -0800, cfk wrote:
> To see what happens. How do you do it.
apt-get install '.*'
(this won't work, it will output a great list of conflicts - it's
worth reading that list of conflicts to get an idea of the magnitude
of what you are proprosing to do.)
If you really want to install everything, use aptitude and go to the
group line that says "Not installed packages" and press "+". Then fix the
broken packages. Maybe you can do this in synaptic too. I haven't
tried this, probably aptitude will grind to a halt or spit the dummy or
something if you do.
Carl is right, installing everything is not a good idea, because:
1. Sorting out the conflicts will be a nightmare.
2. Having so many packages installed is unnecessary and unmanagable.
It is much better to install only what you want, when you need it, and
to use something like aptitude or debfoster to distinguish packages you
actually requested from those that were installed automatically.
3. It will download about 10 gigabytes of packages, which will take a
long time.
4. It will use 33 gigabytes of disk space.
People tend to collect software, but in the free software world you
don't have to, because it will always be there waiting for you to
install it when you need it.
If you really want all the software to be available when you need it,
you could make a local mirror. That way apt-get will be able to install
things quickly, without having to download them.
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