On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:47:59 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Camaleón (2014-08-08 18:26:22) >> On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:09:56 -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: >>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Camaleón wrote: >>>> I really (and still) like the idea of having no default desktop at >>>> all and let the users decide by themselves if they even want to get >>>> a DE when performing a DVD based installation. >>> >>> Including all potential DE options on the main install disc (so the >>> user can make that choice in a no-net install) will mean a huge >>> bandwidth increase, not to mention that probably means bluray-only. >> >> I think there's no need to make any change about the DE options for >> the first DVD, current ones (gnome, kde, xfce and lxde, AFAIK) are OK >> as long as the installation menu is adapted to ask the user which DE >> to install or to no install a DE at all. > > I guess many of those who can afford a system with Blueray reader and > waste bandwidth downloading an image for Blueray (which is needed for > offering multiple desktops during install, I believe) likely would want > a shiny desktop like GNOME or KDE.
I don't think so. In fact, what I do is getting the first DVD ISO image and install from there, though I have a quite good Internet connection (FTTH) and manage a mixed environment with servers (no DE here), workstations and desktops computers (where I install a DE). And given the first DVD already contains four DE, I don't see any good reason to remove them, unless space is now getting a concern. Anyway, despite the DE available on there, I still think no default selection would be desiderable. > I don't expect that to be a common install media, however. Neither do I. Blu-ray has been always on my "not-to-buy" list. >>> There already exist netinst media that solve that problem much better >>> by including no DE packages on the media. >> >> Netinst media and other install options are not the main subject of >> this thread. > > Wrong. > > This thread is about "default desktop", not "default desktop on CD/DVD". > > It is about which default we suggest for our users. AFAIK, there's only one medium (because of its size) that "forces" you to choose a default DE and that's DVD (and/or Blu-ray). CDs provide their own ISO for every desktop flavor so you download the desired one. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/pan.2014.08.08.17.38...@gmail.com