Kirk Hilliard wrote: [A nice list of suggested dselect improvements, which I mostly agree with]
In addition, I think the following improvements are important: - Create a log file containing *everything* that is output to the screen (stdout and stderr). I noticed more than one package complaining it couldn't fully configure itself for one reason or other, and telling me I could redo the configuration manually by running "xxx". It is not nice to have to write this down. If people are concerned about disk space, a menu choice could be to clear the log file. - Whenever a package returns an error when installing, present the user with the option to stop installation entirely (so the problem can be delt with), or continue with the next package. - Most important of all, build a dependancy list for the selected package, and start installing at the low end (the packages not depending on anything else). I did a fresh install and ran into tons of error messages about dependancies not being fulfilled. Rerunning dselect a few times solved (most of) these problems, as the stuff the problematic package depended on was installed by then, but this is _ugly_. I made a concious choise for Debian, having heard lots of nice things about the package management and ease of installation. I'm still happy with my choise, but even Debian has a long way to go before it will convince the average W95 user that Linux is usable for non-wizards. > I. Less clutter > A. Present packages like a folding editor, so the initial > presentation is quite compact. The kernel 'make menuconfig' is a nice example. > Unless a group like this is already in place, I propose that we form a > working group to initially hash out how dselect should be improved, > and then to actually implement those improvements. With the disclaimer that I'm not exactly a *nix guru, I'd like to contribute to such a group. Gertjan. -- Gertjan Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Boot Control home page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gklein/bcpage.html -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
