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During installation, it is possible to select a package and get a description of that package including how much disk space it takes up. It would be very useful if the version information on the package were also shown. This should include the version and release information in the RPM. There are some packages that I would only install if they were a specific version. For example, I always use the latest emacs, and RedHat's releases don't always include it. Likewise with some other packages such as cipe which is still 1.4.5 in the release. What I have to do now is to make a list of packages in advance from the CDs that I can consult during installation.
Are you referring to the individual package selection screen?
Yes, I am referring to the individual package selection screen -- the one that has (by default) a hierarchical view of the various groups and packages within them. When you highlight a package, you see the rpm info on it (rpm -qip package.rpm). You also see the size. It would be good to see the full version and release information of the rpm too. Maybe this could be an option (a checkbox menu item?) so that people who don't care about the numbers don't have to see them.
At this point, it's too late to change for this release.
I've added this info to the description text box.
Confirmed, the package version is shown.
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