Hi,
Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> wrote:
> Am Montag, 26. August 2019 schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> > On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 22:12 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > during the now active development cycle, I would like to make some
> > > changes on
> > > templates of the installer (affecting translations as well, of course):
> > >
> > >
> > > Change "CD" into "installation medium"
> > > (such as in "Loading installer components from CD")
> > [...]
> >
> > I absolutely agree with replacing "CD", but I think "installation
> > medium" might be too abstract and technical.
[...]
> > In other instances, like when we ask whether to install packages from
> > another "CD", would a phrase like "disc or drive" work?
>
> This "x or y" construct has potential to confuse people
> even more...
> IMHO "installation medium" is the best alternative, which
> works for all media...
> What do others think?
As it seems, "installation medium" wins ;-)
I have collected all relevant messages from different packages and prepared
a first proposal diff, attached.
I would like to get some reviews and comments.
Later, I plan to sent it to debian-l10n-engl...@lists.debian.org for review,
too.
Holger
--
Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org>
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--- change-cd-into-installation-media_by-package.txt 2019-09-07 13:13:57.180186008 +0200
+++ change-cd-into-installation-media_by-package_workingcopy.txt 2019-09-07 13:22:36.113493561 +0200
@@ -1,554 +1,550 @@
in Package: cdrom-retriever
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. Main menu item
#: ../load-cdrom.templates:1001
-msgid "Load installer components from CD"
+msgid "Load installer components from installation medium"
msgstr ""
in Package: media-retriever
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#: ../load-media.templates:1001
msgid ""
-"If you do need to load drivers, insert the appropriate removable media, such "
-"as a driver floppy or USB stick before continuing."
+"If you need to load drivers, insert the appropriate removable medium, such "
+"as a USB stick before continuing."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#: ../load-media.templates:5001
msgid ""
-"To load additional drivers from another removable media, please insert the "
-"appropriate removable media, such as a driver floppy or USB stick before "
-"continuing."
+"To load additional drivers from another removable medium, please insert the "
+"appropriate medium, such as a USB stick before continuing."
msgstr ""
in Package: iso-scan
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. Main menu item
#: ../load-iso.templates:1001
msgid "Load installer components from an installer ISO"
msgstr ""
in Package: installation-report
#. Type: error
#. Description
#: ../save-logs.templates:8001
-msgid "Failed to mount the floppy"
+msgid "Failed to mount the removable medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#: ../save-logs.templates:8001
msgid ""
-"Either the floppy device cannot be found, or a formatted floppy is not in "
-"the drive."
+"Either the removable medium cannot be found, or it does not contain a "
+"supported filesystem."
msgstr ""
#. Type: select
#. Choices
#. Possible locations for debug logs to be saved
#. :sl2:
#: ../save-logs.templates:2001
-msgid "floppy"
+msgid "removable medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../save-logs.templates:7001
-msgid "Insert formatted floppy in drive"
+msgid "Insert formatted removable medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../save-logs.templates:7001
-msgid "Log files and debug info will be copied into this floppy."
+msgid "Log files and debug info will be copied to this medium."
msgstr ""
in Package: cdrom-detect
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:2001
-msgid "Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drives"
+msgid "Detecting hardware to find drives for installation media"
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:10001
-msgid "Scanning CD-ROM"
+msgid "Scanning installation medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. finish-install progress bar item
#. :sl1:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:19001
-msgid "Unmounting and ejecting CD-ROM..."
+msgid "Unmounting/ejecting installation medium..."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:1001
msgid ""
-"You may need to load additional CD-ROM drivers from removable media, such as "
-"a driver floppy. If you have such media available now, insert it, and "
-"continue. Otherwise, you will be given the option to manually select CD-ROM "
+"You may need to load additional drivers from removable media, such as "
+"a USB stick. If you have such media available now, insert it, and "
+"continue. Otherwise, you will be given the option to manually select some "
"modules."
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:12001
-msgid "CD-ROM detected"
+msgid "Installation medium detected"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:12001
msgid ""
-"The CD-ROM autodetection was successful. A CD-ROM drive has been found and "
-"it currently contains the CD ${cdname}. The installation will now continue."
+"Autodetection of the installation medium was successful. A drive has been found and "
+"it currently contains the medium '${cdname}'. The installation will now continue."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:14001
-msgid "Incorrect CD-ROM detected"
+msgid "Incorrect installation medium detected"
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:14001
-msgid "The CD-ROM drive contains a CD which cannot be used for installation."
+msgid "The found installation medium cannot be used for installation."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:14001
-msgid "Please insert a suitable CD to continue with the installation."
+msgid "Please provide a suitable installation medium to continue with the installation."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. Translators: DO NOT TRANSLATE "Release". This is the name of a file.
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:15001
msgid ""
-"The CD-ROM does not seem to contain a valid 'Release' file, or that file "
+"The installation medium does not seem to contain a valid 'Release' file, or that file "
"could not be read correctly."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. Translators: DO NOT TRANSLATE "Release". This is the name of a file.
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:15001
msgid ""
-"You may try to repeat CD-ROM detection but, even if it does succeed the "
+"You may try to repeat the medium detection, but even if it does succeed the "
"second time, you may experience problems later in the installation."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. Item in the main menu to select this package
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-detect.templates:20001
-msgid "Detect and mount CD-ROM"
+msgid "Detect and mount installation medium"
msgstr ""
in Package: apt-setup
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:1001
-msgid "Scanning the CD-ROM..."
+msgid "Scanning the installation medium..."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:3001 ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:4001
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:5001 ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:6001
-msgid "Scan another CD or DVD?"
+msgid "Scan another installation medium?"
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:3001
-msgid "Your installation CD or DVD has been scanned; its label is:"
+msgid "Your installation medium has been scanned; its label is:"
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:3001
msgid ""
-"You now have the option to scan additional CDs or DVDs for use by the "
+"You now have the option to scan additional media for use by the "
"package manager (apt). Normally these should be from the same set as the "
-"installation CD/DVD. If you do not have any additional CDs or DVDs "
+"installation medium you booted from. If you do not have any additional media "
"available, this step can just be skipped."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:3001 ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:4001
-msgid "If you wish to scan another CD or DVD, please insert it now."
+msgid "If you wish to scan another medium, please insert it now."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:4001
-msgid "The CD or DVD with the following label has been scanned:"
+msgid "The medium with the following label has been scanned:"
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:5001
-msgid "The CD or DVD with the following label has already been scanned:"
+msgid "The medium with the following label has already been scanned:"
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:5001
-msgid "Please replace it now if you wish to scan another CD or DVD."
+msgid "Please replace it now, if you wish to scan another medium."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:6001
msgid ""
-"An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD/DVD "
+"An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the medium "
"failed."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:6001
-msgid "Please check that the CD/DVD has been inserted correctly."
+msgid "Please check that the medium has been inserted correctly."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
-#. This template uses the same text as used in the package apt for apt-cdrom
-#. Do not translate "/cdrom/" (the mount point)
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:7001
msgid ""
-"/cdrom/: Please insert the disc labeled '${LABEL}' in the drive '/cdrom/' "
+"Please insert the medium labeled '${LABEL}' "
"and press enter."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:11001
msgid ""
-"You are installing from a CD, which contains a limited selection of packages."
+"You are installing from an installation image, which contains a limited selection of packages."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. The value of %i can be 2 or 3
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:12001
#, no-c-format
msgid ""
-"You have scanned %i CDs. Even though these contain a fair selection of "
+"You have scanned %i images. Even though these contain a fair selection of "
"packages, some may be missing (notably some packages needed to support "
"languages other than English)."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#. The value of %i can be from 4 to 8
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:13001
#, no-c-format
msgid ""
-"You have scanned %i CDs. Even though these contain a large selection of "
+"You have scanned %i images. Even though these contain a large selection of "
"packages, some may be missing."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:15001
msgid ""
-"You are installing from a DVD. Even though the DVD contains a large "
+"You are installing from a DVD image. Even though it contains a large "
"selection of packages, some may be missing."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../apt-cdrom-setup.templates:2001
msgid ""
-"An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD "
+"An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the medium "
"failed."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl1:
#: ../apt-mirror-setup.templates:5001
msgid ""
"A network mirror can be used to supplement the software that is included on "
-"the CD-ROM. This may also make newer versions of software available."
+"the installation medium. This may also make newer versions of software available."
msgstr ""
in Package: hw-detect
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../hw-detect.templates:10001
msgid ""
"A driver for your hardware is not available. You may need to load drivers "
-"from removable media, such as a USB stick, or driver floppy."
+"from removable media, such as a USB stick."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../hw-detect.templates:11001
msgid ""
"Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The firmware "
-"can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy."
+"can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick."
msgstr ""
in Package: netcfg
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../netcfg-dhcp.templates:8001
msgid ""
"The network autoconfiguration was successful. However, no default route was "
"set: the system does not know how to communicate with hosts on the Internet. "
"This will make it impossible to continue with the installation unless you "
-"have the first installation CD-ROM, a 'Netinst' CD-ROM, or packages "
+"have the first image from a set of installation media, a 'Netinst' image, or packages "
"available on the local network."
msgstr ""
in Package: cdrom-retriever
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-retriever.templates:1001
-msgid "Failed to copy file from CD-ROM. Retry?"
+msgid "Failed to copy file from installation medium. Retry?"
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#: ../cdrom-retriever.templates:1001
msgid ""
-"There was a problem reading data from the CD-ROM. Please make sure it is in "
-"the drive. If retrying does not work, you should check the integrity of your "
-"CD-ROM."
+"There was a problem reading data from the medium. Please make sure it is inserted "
+"correctly. If retrying does not work, you should check the integrity of your "
+"installation medium."
msgstr ""
in Package: cdrom-checker
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:1001
-msgid "Check CD-ROM integrity?"
+msgid "Check integrity of the installation medium?"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:2001
-msgid "Insert a Debian CD-ROM"
+msgid "Insert a Debian installation medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:2001
msgid ""
-"Please insert one of the official Debian CD-ROMs into the drive before "
+"Please insert one of the official Debian installation media before "
"continuing."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:3001
-msgid "Failed to mount CD-ROM"
+msgid "Failed to mount installation media"
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:3001
msgid ""
-"The CD-ROM ${CDROM} could not be mounted correctly. Please check the media "
-"and cables, and try it again."
+"The medium '${CDROM}' could not be mounted correctly. Please check the medium "
+"and cables, and try again."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:4001
-msgid "No valid Debian CD-ROM"
+msgid "No valid Debian installation media"
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:4001
msgid ""
-"The CD-ROM you have inserted is not a valid Debian CD-ROM. Please change the "
-"disk."
+"The medium you have inserted is not a valid Debian installation medium. Please insert another one."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. TRANSLATORS: MD5 is a file name, don't translate it.
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:5001
msgid ""
-"Opening the MD5 file on the CD-ROM failed. This file contains the checksums "
-"of the files located on the CD-ROM."
+"Opening the MD5 file on the medium failed. This file contains the checksums "
+"of the files located on the medium."
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:6001
-msgid "The CD-ROM integrity test was successful. The CD-ROM is valid."
+msgid "The integrity test was successful. The installation medium is valid."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:7001
msgid ""
-"The ${FILE} file failed the MD5 checksum verification. Your CD-ROM or this "
+"The file ${FILE} failed the MD5 checksum verification. Your installation medium or this "
"file may have been corrupted."
msgstr ""
#. Type: boolean
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:8001
-msgid "Check the integrity of another CD-ROM?"
+msgid "Check the integrity of another medium?"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:9001
-msgid "Insert Debian boot CD-ROM"
+msgid "Insert Debian boot medium"
msgstr ""
#. Type: note
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:9001
msgid ""
-"Please make sure you have inserted the Debian boot CD-ROM to continue with "
-"the installation."
+"Please make sure you have inserted the Debian installation medium you have "
+"booted from, to continue with the installation."
msgstr ""
#. Type: text
#. Description
#. :sl3:
#: ../cdrom-checker.templates:10001
-msgid "Checking CD-ROM integrity"
+msgid "Checking integrity of installation media"
msgstr ""
in Package: base-installer
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. The base system is the minimal Debian system
#. See http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-binary.html#s3.7
#. :sl2:
#: ../bootstrap-base.templates:2001
msgid ""
"The installer cannot figure out how to install the base system. No "
-"installable CD-ROM was found and no valid mirror was configured."
+"installable installation medium was found and no valid mirror was configured."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#. SUBST0 is a filename or package name
#. Debootstrap is a program name: should not be translated
#: ../bootstrap-base.templates:22001
msgid ""
"Couldn't retrieve ${SUBST0}. This may be due to a network problem or a bad "
-"CD, depending on your installation method."
+"installation medium, depending on your installation method."
msgstr ""
#. Type: error
#. Description
#. :sl2:
#. SUBST0 is a filename or package name
#. Debootstrap is a program name: should not be translated
#: ../bootstrap-base.templates:22001
msgid ""
"If you are installing from CD-R or CD-RW, burning the CD at a lower speed "
