> >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ugo Bellavance >To: centos at centos.org >Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 7:54 PM >Subject: [CentOS] Re: CentOS 4 post installation of all packages > > >dan1 wrote: >> Hello. >> >> I have installed CentOS 4 on a server in a hosting company and I realise >> that not all packages have been installed. >> I would like to install all packages exactly like it is when we click on >> 'install everything' from the CentOS 4 installation. >> Is there a way of doing so with 'yum install' something ? My goal is to >> have the exact replicate as the default CentOS 4 'install everything' >> option. >> I am in fear that there would be other packages installed than only the >> ones from the default CentOS install by typing 'yum install *' if this >> is possible. >> >> Thanks, >> Daniel > >I personnaly wonder why one would want to have all packages installed on >a remote server. You really need all the X applications? > >-- >Ugo > Hello, Ugo. I prefer having everything than choosing each package I will need, also not knowing what I won't need and what I definitely need. There are many packages depending on each other, so installing everything is just the simplest to me. I don't like typing a command and it is not implemented, or editing a /etc file and it doesn't exist. I have plenty of space anyway. Daniel