On Tuesday 26 September 2006 11:25, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 09:12:58AM +0200, Christoph Haas wrote: > > What I would expect at least: > > Rename the task from "Desktop" to "Desktop (Gnome)" so more > > experienced users know what's coming up. > > Should we also have "Mail Server (exim4)" and "Mail Server (postfix)" > for the same reason?
I have never used the "Mail Server" task in tasksel. And unless I have special needs (which I do) I would just choose it and be curious what it installed. But that leaves the user with the typical reaction I see every day: "I have installed the package. Now what?" What packages get installed by this task? I usually point users to aptitude so they can explore the tasks. But that's one step too late. What I have seen in other distributions: they use a global selector like "tasksel" and then let the user fine-tune the selection of packages. > tasksel is for users who trust Debian to pick packages for them so that > their system can be used for a certain task. If you have opinions on > what packages to use to complete a particular task, why are you using > tasksel? Because the installer uses it. Christoph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
