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20.1 Legacy Series / Plugins: Installation & install messages + logs
« on: April 20, 2020, 06:17:52 pm »
Hi All,
Problem summary:
1. Laborious method of installing multiple plugins.
2. Cannot find post-install messages once Updates tab window is closed.
I can't change point 1 myself and while I would probably be able to figure out (2) after more time, the answer might help others in the same boat. So, in the interest of the community of similarly-confused people, I am asking for a friend ;-)
Details:
1. Is there a way one could install plugins only after selecting all the plugins to install? It's not something one does often, but it would really speed up initial installation if you don't have to install one plugin, wait for the installion to complete, do a page reload, scroll down to where you (think you) were, install the next one, repeat...
2. In my blank state of mind engendered from installing a lot of plugins I noticed that one of those with a short install report had above the reams of output in the Updates tab window some post-installion instructions. Mmmm... I probably missed some of those, and I expect them to be rather important. The thing is, where are they now?
I looked in all the logs that seemed to make sense and even ran /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb so that I could search the entire file system without needing to make coffee while find does its thing. Nada. All I can think of now is to look inside the plugin installation files, but I have no idea (a) where they are; (b) how to look inside them; (c) if they still exist.
Does anyone know?
Problem summary:
1. Laborious method of installing multiple plugins.
2. Cannot find post-install messages once Updates tab window is closed.
I can't change point 1 myself and while I would probably be able to figure out (2) after more time, the answer might help others in the same boat. So, in the interest of the community of similarly-confused people, I am asking for a friend ;-)
Details:
1. Is there a way one could install plugins only after selecting all the plugins to install? It's not something one does often, but it would really speed up initial installation if you don't have to install one plugin, wait for the installion to complete, do a page reload, scroll down to where you (think you) were, install the next one, repeat...
2. In my blank state of mind engendered from installing a lot of plugins I noticed that one of those with a short install report had above the reams of output in the Updates tab window some post-installion instructions. Mmmm... I probably missed some of those, and I expect them to be rather important. The thing is, where are they now?
I looked in all the logs that seemed to make sense and even ran /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb so that I could search the entire file system without needing to make coffee while find does its thing. Nada. All I can think of now is to look inside the plugin installation files, but I have no idea (a) where they are; (b) how to look inside them; (c) if they still exist.
Does anyone know?