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Meadowfield · Mar 8, 2003, 06:21 AM

Last weekend I wiped the drive clean and re-installed X again. No real reason. Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy it every once and a while.

In any event during the process the user is asked to choose the default "simple" install of X or choose from a "customized" selection including localized files, etc.

I am interested to know what everyone else chooses at this juncture and if there are any noticeable advantages one way or another. And, what the heck is the DBS (if memory serves) substructure option anyway? For what it's worth I deselected everything except the X base and the whole install took about a third of the time with no apparent downside to date. Printers are still recognized and everything works as it did previously.

madra · Mar 8, 2003, 08:32 AM

i always kick myself if i forget to select 'custom' and set the installer going in simple mode because it means i don't get the chance to turn off all the additional language localisations which seem to add about half an hour to the installation time. [as well as god knows how many MB to the installed system size.]

faragbre967 · Mar 8, 2003, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by Meadowfield:
And, what the heck is the DBS (if memory serves) substructure option anyway?

That's BSD Subsystem, it gives you all the Terminal stuff and UNIX underlings.

chris v · Mar 8, 2003, 08:40 AM

I think the addl. languages amout to at least 75 or 80 mb, and I had a situation where Suitcase got confused and started opening several copies of each system font-- one for each language. I went back and did the custom install, English only, and is a quicker install, and a smaller, cleaner system.

There's also the issue of addl. printer drivers. I'm not sure how much memeory those take up, but turning off the ones you don't need can't hurt.

MADRA, you are sorely missed in the lounge.

CV

wataru · Mar 8, 2003, 10:21 AM

I always do custom to turn off languages and printer drivers I don't need, and to get the extra Asian fonts and what not.

Meadowfield · Mar 9, 2003, 06:46 AM

Originally posted by faragbre967:
That's BSD Subsystem, it gives you all the Terminal stuff and UNIX underlings.

But I still have Terminal in the utilities folder (?)

megasad · Mar 9, 2003, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by Meadowfield:
But I still have Terminal in the utilities folder (?)

And you'll be able to use it for basic things. However, vital (to me) software, such as Carbon Copy Cloner requires that said BSD subsystem is installed, else it won't run.

Meadowfield · Mar 9, 2003, 08:51 AM

Thanks MegaSad! Hope you feel better soon ;-)

ngrundy · Mar 9, 2003, 10:42 AM

custom install is an absolute must for me. I'd be lost without the BSD subsystem, due to being a unix type person I use vi at every chance when it comes to coding and such. Also the ablity to pull the hundreds of megs of printer drivers and localisation files out is good stuff, no need for 130meg of HP (or what ever brand it is) drivers when you own an Cannon