[Andre L] > How much work would it be to create a Novice mode, in which one > answers questions about language and partitioning and nothing else > prior to reboot?
Try to run with DEBCONF_PRIORITY=high as a kernel argument. This will run most things on automatic. > I had trouble choosing which language to do the > install in, now you want me to pick a filesystem? Novices shouldn't > be asked this question; ext3 is a sane answer, give it to them > automatically. And having picked a CD install, why is the novice > later being asked whether to install from CD or floppy? Then later > still why is the novice being asked whether to install from CD or > network? GRUB and LILO both work, pick one for the novice doesn't > care. The main menu has 17 options on it. Fully half are > unneccesary for the novice user doing a CD install! If you want to test an almost automatic installation, check out Skolelinux. The trick is carefully pick the udebs to put on the CD, and to run using DEBCONF_PRIORITY=high. The image is available from <URL:ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/skolelinux-cd/>. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
