low-end octane2? (was: Re: [rescue] octane question)

Kurt Huhn kurt at k-huhn.com
Mon Jan 21 11:35:38 CST 2002


> >Oh sure - inst is easy.  But a text based OS install would be described
by
> >my wife as "confusing and difficult".  She can install MS Money, and even
my
> >father-in-law can do a Windows ME system recovery on his HP Vectra
<gag!>.
> >My wife once used graphical inst to install some packages on my Indy
while I
> >was at work - pretty easy for her to accomplish.  Click the icon, enter
> >root's password, click install...
>
> Forgive my ignorance but I've never used graphical Inst.  I've only
> ever used text based, menu driven inst.  Whats the graphical one like?
>

Whoops - not actually inst, it's called Software Manager.  Sorry...

Pretty easy, click icon (or URL), enter root's password, click install,
click finished, done...

You can also start Software Manager and choose install media.  It's
basically inst in pretty clothes.

Kurt



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