Re: universal installer sucks!

From: MS <qcom_at_attbi.com>
Date: 8 Jul 2002 12:57:57 -0700
Message-ID: <a2b6d46b.0207081157.6934455d@posting.google.com>

I call it un-unix not because of X-server requirements but because it's GUI based installation. AFAIK most of unix software products installations are text based or at least have a command line install options (package format, or rpg.. so on).

-Madhu S

Tom Hoffmann <tom.hoffmann_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<pan.2002.07.05.19.14.47.514182.1613_at_worldnet.att.net>...
> On Fri, 05 Jul 2002 18:12:01 -0400, Sybrand Bakker wrote:
>
> > On 5 Jul 2002 12:22:45 -0700, qcom_at_attbi.com (MS) wrote:
> >
> >>Other issue I have with this gui is it expects me to have X-windows and
> >>where I work we connect to unix servers from PC, so we need to buy a
> >>x-emulator just to install! This is so un-unix. I miss the text
> >>installer so bad! Can anything be done to force oracle to provide text
> >>based installer?
>
> Let's see if I got this straight. You connect to Unix servers with PCs,
> but Oracle's requirement for an X-server to install is "un-unix"?
>
> Go on a hunger strike for 30 days and your problem will be solved.
Received on Mon Jul 08 2002 - 14:57:57 CDT