Installer option to select all / none, was Re: FC5T2 ready ...

[David Timms]

David Timms wrote:

> David Timms wrote:
>
>> OK, I was going to file an enh request regarding this, but since 
>> there is lots of opines here, what do people think of the following 
>> as a solution to the various views expressed:
>> 1. Everything option (stays) removed.
>>
>> 2. For the list at left (the general groups), a right click popup is 
>> provided, with two options.
>>  a. unselect all [?ctrl-shift-a (gimp) not sure what other appz 
>> standardize on]
>> All groups would be deselected, leave only the "base operating 
>> system" (for firewall / special builders)
>>  b. select all - [ctrl-a]
>>  c. select all - default optional components
>> All default parts of each of the 6? groups would be selected.
>>
>> 3. For each package sub group (RHS) with options: again a right click 
>> popup is provided with the same three options:
>>  a. as above
>>  b. as above
>>  c. default selections (so if you make a mistake you can easily go 
>> back, without restarting the installer - Probably also good for the 
>> left list as well.
>>
>> Coding could be pretty simple (for items in chosen list, check= 
>> on/off, not sure about the default selects - ignore for v1?)...(same 
>> in text mode installer!)
>>
>> Anyway, good potential solution ???  DaveT.
>
>
> Umm, reply to self since got no starters ; ) given the long winded and 
> poorly named discussion in "FC5T2 ready for even a test release?", I 
> though it better to start a thread with an actual subject indicating 
> the matter at hand.
>
> Rahul: would a method to achieve lots of peoples goals like the one 
> above not kill multiple birds with the one stone: ?
> 1. The UI stays neet, no special checkboxes.
> 2. Normal users probably wont find the option (hidden in a right 
> click), reducing it's actual use to special case where people need it, 
> and who'll learn how to do it.
> 3. Makes it much quicker for the user to install none of the options 
> within a category.
> 4. Makes it much quicker for the user to install all options within a 
> category. (even if only to have a minimum no of packages to unselect 
> to get ehat you really wanted).
> 5. Make it easy to select the installers defaults again.
> What say you all ?
>
> My point of view was getting a minimumish install on a low space/spec 
> machine. I spent probably close to ten minutes going to each category, 
> and then unselecting each optional item that I didn't want to get 
> installed.  The programming to achieve the same would probably have 
> taken the same amount of time, and it would be sown once and reaped 
> forever, for minimal/maximal users alike.

Note: I have added this info to recently filed bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179254
DaveT.