Hamish Moffatt wrote: > In the last two days I helped a friend with a sarge install who is new > to linux. We installed the base system with the desktop task. > > Does the new Debian user really care if their fonts are managed with > defoma, a technology they have never heard of? (And when did defomized > become a verb?) There should be a sensible default. Why shouldn't fonts > always be managed with defoma? > > Is it important at system install time to ask whether cdrecord should be > installed SUID or not? There should be a sensible default there too. > > The post-reboot (debootstrap) stage asks way too many questions. > This is a pity because the pre-reboot (d-i) stage is excellent.
These questions are not asked in a standard, high-debconf-priority desktop install. You had somehow managed to get the install into medium or low priority mode. A standard high priority desktop install asks the following questions: - timezone - root password - fullname - username - user password - apt configuration (3 questions in either of 2 different tracks) - task selection - X device driver - autodetect mouse - autodetect monitor - X mode selection (approx 2 questions) - exim setup scheme -- see shy jo
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