2006/4/14, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 04:20:13PM +0300, Linas Žvirblis wrote: > > Joey Hess wrote: > > Z > > > If so, I would be happy to add this to tasksel, so that the desktop task > > > automatically installs it if it detects a system that is not easily > > > capable of running kde/gnome. Tasksel has the infrastructure needed to > > > support doing this kind of thing, just a matter of finding appropriate > > > heuristics to pick the right desktop variant in an unsuprising way. > Hi Linas, > what about /proc/cpuinfo to determine MHZ and /proc/meminfo to find MB. > does this provide some way to get this info accross all (or most) of the > archs/subarch? > And how about using /proc/* to guess what kind of storage is avalable to > determine which install will likely fill the HD? > > > > > No automatic detection can be 100% unsurprising, because it highly > > depends on your expectations. I do realize that desktop task is not > > targeted at experienced users, but this autodetection should at least be > > optional. > > > > I am sure this has been discussed many times, but one thing i would > > really like to see in tasksel is: > > > > [X] Desktop environment > > [X] I do not know (automatic/default) > > [ ] KDE desktop environment > > [ ] GNOME desktop environment > > [ ] XFCE desktop environment > > [ ] $foo desktop environment > > > > > I think this would be better than a meta package because it would be > > > available in the regular install, and it would avoid some of the issues > > > with meta packages. > > > > Meta package or not, I do not consider "Light Desktop" a good name > > because it is too general. A name like "XFCE desktop" would be way more > > descriptive. > What about: '100-300MHZ system desktop(XFCE)' > > Also, based upon the cpu/mem info, display: > you machine has a 766MHZ processor with 128MB memory. > [x]KDE desktop environment[500mhz or greater] > [ ]GNOME desktop evirnoenne[500mhz or greater] > [ ]XFCE desktop enviorneme[300mhz or greater] > [ ]TWM desktop enviroemnet[100mhz or greater] > ...
My idea is to create a meta package. Because will install it manually. I think tasksel tasks should have more generic names. IMHO, If we go to create a task, we can't to use applications names (KDE, GNOME, XFCE) and only specific tasks names, for example: [x] Full Desktop environment [ ] Lite Desktop (old machines) [ ] Select manual packages > cheers, > Kev > -- > | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | > | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | > | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | > | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | > | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org | > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEP0D3v8UcC1qRZVMRAvQ0AJ0cgyyuruGtBBieNXLsP2DVRnBAKgCfZd8s > zRDiTg3W8bfr6PffTp3Eo/Y= > =4DAC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- Andre Luiz Rodrigues Ferreira (si0ux) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ******************************************************************* Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie)
