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Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:04:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Alex Vinokur <alexvn AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Uninstall some category
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Alex Vinokur wrote:

> "Larry Hall" <lh-no-personal-replies-please AT XXXXXX DOT XXX> wrote in message news:6 DOT 2 DOT 1 DOT 2 DOT 0 DOT 20051009152600 DOT 04477ee0 AT pop DOT prospeed DOT net...

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.

> > At 03:13 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote:
> >
> > >"Larry Hall" wrote in message news:6 DOT 2 DOT 1 DOT 2 DOT 0 DOT 20051009141156 DOT 0447a698 AT pop DOT prospeed DOT net...
> > >> At 01:43 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote:
> > >> >I wont to uninstall some category, for instance, "Games".
> > >> >What should one do?
> > >>
> > >> Run 'setup.exe'.  Click "Next" until one gets to the "Select
> > >> Package" page.  Click on "Default" for "Games" until it changes to
> > >> "Uninstall". Click "Next".  Continue as one would for any other use
> > >> of 'setup.exe'.
> > >
> > >[snip]
> > >
> > >OK. But other categories can contain some packages with new versions
> > >of some utilities. If I don't want to update those utilities, should
> > >I set "Keep" in *each* utility?
> >
> > You should be able to select the "Keep" radio button above the list of
> > packages to do that
>
> This is the point. Here are list of options for categories (while
> "Download without installing"):
> * Default
> * Install
> * Reinstall
> * Uninstall
> So, the "Keep" option is missing.

Note that Larry did not say 'the "Keep" option for other categories' -- he
said 'the "Keep" radio button *above* the list of packages'.  Look
carefully, you'll see it there (along with "Prev", "Curr", and "Exp").
Selecting "Keep" will not install any updates automatically.

> > but your option is also viable, though perhaps more tedious, depending
> > on the number of packages you have installed.
>
> Of course, I don't want to that for each relevant utility.

Obviously -- that's why the "Keep" mode was introduced in the first place.
HTH,
	Igor
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