[aclug-L] Project suggestion

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What about starting a project on install scripts for LINUX

I know they are already out there, but if you have low hard drive space,
like most non-rich people do (older computers ) To solve dependencies,
you must first install stuff with the development packages, then once
installed, remove the development packages, and then install the rest of
the stuff.  This is the only way to make linux with x-windows to fit
under 600M. X windows installs with just 24.3 meg, but, it's
dependencies cause you to load an additional 242 meg in development
software!

I was also wondering, is there a listing of what each package is on the
disk, other than the actual install program.  Something you could just
pull up and sort through, or pull up on an editor?

Mike