On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 12:49:54AM -0800, Rick Thomas wrote: > > # cat /proc/cmdline # in the F2 console during the installation > ro ramdisk_size=10240 desktop=kde -- > >It installed kde as expected. > >I'm not sure what the "--" is all about. It was not present when I >installed with the "netinst" CD and typed > expert desktop=xfce >at the "boot:" prompt. As noted, that installed xfce4. So the -- >may not be strictly necessary. > >Take a look at the stuff in /install/yaboot.conf on the install CDs. >I think that's where all this is originating from.
OK, cool. Thanks for confirming. I've taken your text, tweaked slightly, and added it into debian-cd. I've also added some code to work out the default desktop so we can list that. I'm building a weekly powerpc set right now with the changes in - please test and make sure all works OK? I can see the code looks ok from here, but I don't have easy access to a powerpc machine to be able to check that text fits on screen correctly, silly things like that... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Welcome my son, welcome to the machine. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130307081631.gh8...@einval.com
