also sprach Geert Stappers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.1854 +0100]:
> ( in normal use ( no "expert" mode ) d-i will do software installation )
yes, so there is no trick.
> What trick is use to skip software installation (to get a minimal system) ?
in expert mode, you just jump over it.
in
Quoting Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I thought the one big lumpy desktop task was a feature, and that any proposal
> to get it changed was voted down ?
Maybe. Anyway, my own personal opinion is that something better could
be doneHowever, my own personal opinion does not drive
everythin
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 06:13:41PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> > So they get to download a bunch of CD isos over their analog modem in order
> > to
> > install :)
>
> Well, one may guess there are other ways to get CD's than downloading
> them.
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 06:04:56PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Geert Stappers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.1802 +0100]:
> > To get a minimal system, I use this trick:
> >
> > * select nothing in tasksel
> > . you get forced into the ugly[1] looking aptitude
> > * quit aptitud
Quoting Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> So they get to download a bunch of CD isos over their analog modem in order to
> install :)
Well, one may guess there are other ways to get CD's than downloading
them. You know, things they used to call shops or magazines back in
the 20th century when pe
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 06:02:44PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> > I guess we have more than 1% of non-broadband users left, where the
> > situation
> > is not fine. All those who want somekind of X support, without wanting to
> > install all of gn
also sprach Geert Stappers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.1802 +0100]:
> To get a minimal system, I use this trick:
>
> * select nothing in tasksel
> . you get forced into the ugly[1] looking aptitude
> * quit aptitude, it is the first thing you do
> * confirm the quit (aptitude is probably d
Quoting Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I guess we have more than 1% of non-broadband users left, where the situation
> is not fine. All those who want somekind of X support, without wanting to
> install all of gnome and all of KDE and openoffice, and pass days downloading
> over their slow mod
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 01:54:51AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.0142 +0100]:
> > Tasksel is frozen. The current situation is fine except for a 1%
> > of users who happen to need to be expert debian users anyway, and
> > who can work around it
On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 07:42:01PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> martin f krafft wrote:
> > Is there no way to include such a (simple) modification with sarge,
> > given that we are otherwise leading people to install more packages
> > than necessary for most uses?
>
> Tasksel is frozen. The current s
also sprach Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.0142 +0100]:
> Tasksel is frozen. The current situation is fine except for a 1%
> of users who happen to need to be expert debian users anyway, and
> who can work around it. I'm trying to release sarge, not make it
> perfect.
I concur, but I wo
martin f krafft wrote:
> Is there no way to include such a (simple) modification with sarge,
> given that we are otherwise leading people to install more packages
> than necessary for most uses?
Tasksel is frozen. The current situation is fine except for a 1% of
users who happen to need to be expe
also sprach martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.0043 +0100]:
> Is there no way to include such a (simple) modification with sarge,
> given that we are otherwise leading people to install more packages
> than necessary for most uses?
Alternatively, add a prompt before displaying the lis
also sprach Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.07.0016 +0100]:
> > Would it then be possible to add an item to just have a minimal
> > installation next to the tasks and the 'manual selection' item?
>
> I think that would be a reasonable post-sarge wishlist.
Is there no way to include such a
martin f krafft wrote:
> Would it then be possible to add an item to just have a minimal
> installation next to the tasks and the 'manual selection' item?
I think that would be a reasonable post-sarge wishlist.
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also sprach Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.06.2031 +0100]:
> You selected nothing else, so you got all the standard packages
> installed. I read that as being exactly what polisy is specifying
> should happen.
Would it then be possible to add an item to just have a minimal
installation nex
martin f krafft wrote:
> standard
> These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited
> character-mode system. This is what will be installed by default
^
> if the user doesn't select anything else. It do
This was going to be a bug, but since fjp says it's now behaving
properly, I better first ask.
The preferred way to install a Debian system has always been to
install a minimal system and then assume an install-on-demand
strategy for additional packages. At least, I have heard this to be
called "t
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