On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 03:39:54PM +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Scott Mead <
scottm@openscg.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 1) A no-gui option
> > The bitrock installers do have this, but at times, the technology isn't
> > perfect. Many times, people want to just run a command and have it install.
> > The idea with an RPM of these binaries is that we get the benefit of the
> > same binaries across installers, AND lower the barrier to entry by making
> > rpm -ivh ... just work.
>
> No technology is perfect, but we have numerous users utilising text,
> silent and response file installations quite successfully, including
> all the additional post-copy steps the installers undertake. We also
> have an unpack mode which is much more like an RPM install in that it
> just lays down the binaries. Simply put, you can just run a command
> and have it install.
Agreed. If the non-GUI mode of the Bitrock installers is broken, please