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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: How about a thread on UHC R4 Unix?
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.202458.10426@virtech.uucp>
Date: 27 Mar 91 20:24:58 GMT
References: <7776@gdc.portal.com> <10@maynhbd.UUCP> <1991Mar25.152336.2393@colorado.edu>
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jennings@anchor.colorado.edu (Jeff Jennings) writes:

>In article <10@maynhbd.UUCP> timj@maynhbd.UUCP (Tim Jones) writes:

>UHC.  Packages have dependencies on other pacakages being installed, but 
>nowhere is there a list of the order to install things in.  When a package
>fails to install, it doesn't just give up and fail to install, it generally
>trashes the kernel config files, requiring the entire base distribution to
>be reinstalled.  Get the distribution on tape, we had no problems with
>installing that.  We must have installed the system from floppies over a
>dozen times.

We installed UHC SVR4 from floppies twice (although I have decided 
we will never do it again - we'll use tape next time) with no problems
either time. 

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