On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 07:34:15PM +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: > hi, > > firstly, you haven't pointed out what the problem was. > > On 08/11/2012 05:19 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan wrote: > >> installing all packages is very bad idea. many of them may conflict in > >> installation process or after it. > > Completely agree. > > I can also confirm that its impossible to install everything on > CentOS-6. That is by design, there are functional overlaps that are > enforced at the rpm level that prevent you from doing so. > > > But the in multitude of Centos 5 (all-) installs I have done since > > 2007, I never had any such issues. KB: I assume this was done for some useful purpose, not simply to make sure nobody can install everything if they want to... back in the RH5/6 days (not RHEL) I used to commonly choose an "everything" installation. now that the distribution is so big I don't even try, anymore. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------