Bug#782299: debian-cd: include rdnssd deb on the first discs
On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > I guess that makes sense, yes. We already have special handling for > other tools like wpasupplicant there, in > tools/generate_di+k_list. While I'm updating, I see that netcfg-udeb > also depends on ndisc6-udeb and wide-dhcpv6-client-udeb. Should we > consider pulling in ndisc6 and wide-dhcpv6-client as well? >From a quick look at the netcfg source package, those are only needed in the installer environment. There aren't any apt-install commands that would cause a problem similar to the rdnssd one. So I don't think that's necessary. Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CANTw=mpc4913zmiusr50pqkkkm0km12waha6atjogwfbfs1...@mail.gmail.com
Bug#672662: cdimage.debian.org: "gnome-screesnaver" starts at livecd boot
control: severity -1 serious Linux Luddites did a review of jessie [0] where they ran into this when testing the live cd images. They got locked out once the screensaver kicked in since no password had yet been configured. Best wishes, Mike [0] https://linuxluddites.com/shows/episode-41/
Re: How to make Debian more attractive for users, was: Re: The number of popcon.debian.org-submissions is falling
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:30:36 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 04:25:34PM +0200, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > >Hi! > > > >Am 22.07.2010 09:21, schrieb Josselin Mouette: > > > >>> I think with our next release, we will have got less users. Why? > >>> We stripped out all binary only firmware images from Linux and put them > >>> mostly into the non-free linux-firmware image. > >> If you think this is a problem, you could help with providing non-free > >> enabled installation images instead of whining. > > > >I might remember incorrectly, but isn't that already implemented? > > Yes. We have parallel versions of the netinst images that include > firmware packages. That's a great start. However, Patrick is advocating images that autodetect and install drivers/packages for non-free hardware as well (not just firmware). That could probably be solved straightforwardly if someone were to just go ahead implement it; perhaps by someone already expressing interest in it??? BTW, where are the non-free images at? They don't appear to be available from cdimage.debian.org [0] or from the debian-installer page. Best wishes, Mike [0] http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-cd/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100722161315.47967e86.michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com
Re: Wheezy release: CDs are not big enough any more...
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > Hey folks, > > Remembering the fun that we had during the Squeeze release with trying > to make single-CD installations work well, it's time to consider what > we're going to *claim* to support in Wheezy. We've had a history of > supporting the following single-CD installations: > > * Gnome desktop from CD#1 > * KDE desktop from "KDE CD#1" > * XFCE desktop from "light CD#1" > * LXDE desktop from "light CD#1" > * base system only from netinst CD > > At this point, I'm skeptical that either of the first two are going to > work acceptably with Wheezy. If that's the case, then we should warn > people that they will need to use at least one of: > > * more CDs > * a DVD > * a network mirror > > to get a useful/useable installation. What about supporting only the smaller/lighter desktop environments (maybe even making one of the the default environment)? Then there wouldn't be the need for multiple CD #1's. Anyone that wants gnome/kde after installation will need to grab those from the mirrors (or use DVD or greater media). Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANTw=mp7zmd16g325awdxrxvdzfetz_zxjfwhqg+zviqj2j...@mail.gmail.com
Bug#497471: no longer on cdimages.debian.org
Releases older than squeeze are no longer on cdimage.debian.org. Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANTw=MNnSmFGjBTEwsDRHwHH0D2vARfc3BkTdxcZ0Afe=cg...@mail.gmail.com
Re: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Reverting to GNOME for jessie's default desktop
On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Marco d'Itri wrote: >> If the xfce iso didn't exist, people in these situtations would >> not be able to install a usable Debian system. > I see a solution that would satisfy everybody: whoever is interested in > supporting this kind of situations could build CD images appropriate for > them, and everybody else who does not live in the worst connected parts > of the third world can continue using a modern desktop as usual. The default has no bearing whatsoever on whether well-connected users can or can't install one of the shiny desktops if they so choose. Best wishes, MIke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CANTw=mn9qkocd0k+3d4hlbhveptm7539-rzahaq5tz6g37z...@mail.gmail.com
Re: new tasksel
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 10:52 PM, Joey Hess wrote: > I have made some significant changes to tasksel, that will need changes > elsewhere. I plan to upload this to unstable pretty soon, feedback permitting. [...] >│[*] Desktop environment │ >│[*] ... Xfce│ >│[ ] ... GNOME │ >│[ ] ... KDE │ This looks pretty awesome. Those options aren't very understandable to users as yet unfamiliar with open source desktops. I would like to suggest (stuff in parenthesis not meant to be shown) [*] Desktop environment [ ] ... Minimal Desktop (task-xfce-desktop --no-install-recommends) [*] ... Standard/default Desktop (task-xfce-desktop) [ ] ... Comprehensive Desktop (task-gnome-desktop) This excludes kde, but it's not clear to me how to describe the difference between kde and gnome succinctly without using the (meaningless to some users) acronyms. A note about Minimal Desktop, task-xfce-desktop is about 1500 MB installed with a lot of stuff I don't really want or need. So, at least on my machines, I always unselect Desktop Environment during installation, then later "apt-get install task-xfce-desktop --no-install-recommends", which results in about a 400 MB installation and more like 150 MB download. I think a lot of users prefer this kind of minimalism, so it would be nice to make that easily available. Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CANTw=modfol1ydlsziyy6zbcdzl4eoiah2uusm19baxuvrx...@mail.gmail.com
