Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-18 Thread Narcis Garcia
The problem is Debian-Live doesn't allow to choose the locale at boot menu, as other distributions do. El 18/11/16 a les 11:50, Iain R. Learmonth ha escrit: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:32:53PM +0300, ha...@bayindir.org wrote: >> Pardus is also planning to use this package inside their l

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-18 Thread Narcis Garcia
__ I'm using this express-made address because personal addresses aren't masked enough at lists.debian.org archives. El 18/11/16 a les 11:50, Iain R. Learmonth ha escrit: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:32:53PM +0300, ha...@bayindir.org wrote: >> Pardus is also planning to use this pa

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-18 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Hi, On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:32:53PM +0300, ha...@bayindir.org wrote: > Pardus is also planning to use this package inside their live & installable > hybrid media. While I don't have the time to take full ownership of the > package, I can happily help in planning and implementing the improveme

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-18 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Hi, On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 10:57:16AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > This sounds like an annoying loss of functionality for those who use it. Please feel free to adopt this package. Thanks, Iain. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > Note that this is *only* the package that launches the Debian installer from > *within* the running live system. This sounds like an annoying loss of functionality for those who use it. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread hakan
f its bugs and fixed #843130, so I'm not completely inexperienced about d-i launcher. Best regards, Hakan On 17 Kasım 2016 Perşembe 16:47:15 +03 Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 04:02:46PM +, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > > I am proposing the removal

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Hakan Bayındır
f its bugs and fixed #843130, so I'm not completely inexperienced about d-i launcher. Best regards, Hakan On 17 Kasım 2016 Perşembe 16:47:15 +03 Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 04:02:46PM +, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > > I am proposing the removal

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Michael .
>>It's a native package, there's no need to develop a replacement, just fix up the thing we have (or entirely replace it if you wish). Isn't the part in brackets developing a replacement? If it is broken and no one is working on it, or is willing to work on it, it is effectively orphaned anyway. T

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Hi, On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 06:49:43PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On the latter I can't really comment, but I would find it very > > unfortunate if this package would get removed from stretch *now*… (where > > there is no time to develop a replace

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Holger Levsen wrote: > On the latter I can't really comment, but I would find it very > unfortunate if this package would get removed from stretch *now*… (where > there is no time to develop a replacement…) Why would anyone develop a replacement instead of taking it over? In

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 04:02:46PM +, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > I am proposing the removal of debian-installer-launcher from Debian as this > software generally gives bad user experience and does not see the levels of > testing required for us to ensure it is of reasonable quali

debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
(When replying to this mail, please reply *only* to debian-live@lists.debian.org) Hi, I am proposing the removal of debian-installer-launcher from Debian as this software generally gives bad user experience and does not see the levels of testing required for us to ensure it is of reasonable

Bug#844611: O: debian-installer-launcher -- Debian Installer desktop launcher

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Package: wnpp Severity: normal Hi, Following discussion with #debian-live and #debian-boot on IRC, I am orphaning this package. This will no longer be used in the official live builds as it tends to give bad user experience and doesn't get the levels of testing it really needs. I am not filing a

RE: My retirement, status of live-manual, debian-installer-launcher

2016-08-02 Thread Dimas Prawira
rong wrote: On 01/08/16 09:20 AM, Ben Armstrong wrote: > Hi, > > Many of you may have already heard, but I retired last month. For > details, see: > > http://syn.theti.ca/2016/08/01/retiring-as-a-debian-developer/ > > In particular, please note that live-manual and > de

Re: My retirement, status of live-manual, debian-installer-launcher

2016-08-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
ong wrote: > Hi, > > Many of you may have already heard, but I retired last month. For > details, see: > > http://syn.theti.ca/2016/08/01/retiring-as-a-debian-developer/ > > In particular, please note that live-manual and > debian-installer-launcher need maintainers, and I

Re: My retirement, status of live-manual, debian-installer-launcher

2016-08-01 Thread Michael .
details, see: > > > > http://syn.theti.ca/2016/08/01/retiring-as-a-debian-developer/ > > > > In particular, please note that live-manual and > > debian-installer-launcher need maintainers, and I should be removed from > > Uploaders on all live-* packages. >

Re: My retirement, status of live-manual, debian-installer-launcher

2016-08-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 01/08/16 09:20 AM, Ben Armstrong wrote: > Hi, > > Many of you may have already heard, but I retired last month. For > details, see: > > http://syn.theti.ca/2016/08/01/retiring-as-a-debian-developer/ > > In particular, please note that live-manual and > debian-installe

My retirement, status of live-manual, debian-installer-launcher

2016-08-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
Hi, Many of you may have already heard, but I retired last month. For details, see: http://syn.theti.ca/2016/08/01/retiring-as-a-debian-developer/ In particular, please note that live-manual and debian-installer-launcher need maintainers, and I should be removed from Uploaders on all live

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-09-03 Thread Ozi Traveller
w reading SOME of my preseed.cfg. Is there a specific order items need to > be in the preseed.cfg? > > What I am seeing now, when I launch the installer from the desktop > (debian-installer-launcher) and when I run it form the boot menu, it > preseeds the locale and language, but then

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-09-03 Thread Zed
from the desktop (debian-installer-launcher) and when I run it form the boot menu, it preseeds the locale and language, but then ignores setting the hostname, does not use an apt-mirror (which is correct), then ignores the cd eject and reboot. Here is what I last tested (with comments

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
The below fixed the preseed issue from the boot menu, but not the liceCD installer. I am pretty sure the details from Fernando will be what I need to do, but once again, I will update as soon as I make more progress. Thanks, all. Z On 8/29/2014 3:27 PM, Zed wrote: I accidentally took the list

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
Thank you, Fernando - If I hit a wall again after my rebuild and modifying my isolinux *.cfg files, I will give your setup a try. Have a good one! Zed (Devin) On 8/29/2014 3:06 PM, Fernando Toledo wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:51:35 -0600, Zed wrote: Thanks to Daniel on IRC with a little dir

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
I accidentally took the list of a few responses, and Stefan was kind enough to let me know, so here is the last communication I sent him (intending to go to the whole list) with the solution, or at least what appears to be so far: root@debian:/# find /lib/live -name "preseed.cfg" /lib/live/mou

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Fernando Toledo
On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:51:35 -0600, Zed wrote: Thanks to Daniel on IRC with a little direction I learned why it was skipping the preseed. Basically, I had not appended the parameters to the boot options in isolinux. It is copying the preseed to the ISO now, but it can't be located when the inst

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
Here are all the configs in my isolinux dir. * isolinux.cfg:* include menu.cfg default vesamenu.c32 prompt 0 timeout 0 *menu.cfg* menu hshift 0 menu width 82 menu title Boot menu include stdmenu.cfg include live.cfg include install.cfg menu begin advanced menu title Advanced options inc

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Stefan Baur
Am 29.08.2014 um 21:51 schrieb Zed: > I have tried various boot options to resolve, but receive the same error > (with the file:/// as entered of course): > append preseed/file=/install/preseed.cfg > append preseed/file=/media/cdrom/install/preseed.cfg > append preseed/file=/media/cdrom0/install/p

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
the debian-installer-launcher to my live-build and added a desktop icon to launch the installer. Everything works fine, but when the install is finished, I have to manually disconnect the ISO and manually reboot. Where\what can I modify to automate the last steps of the install? I want it to fu

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Richard Owlett
Zed wrote: I believe I have figured this out... *fingers crossed* Cheers! Z Please post the results. It may be helpful to a wider audience than you might expect. I've found much useful information when reading about solutions to problems which do not have obvious connection to what ever I'm

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
? Thanks! On 8/29/2014 10:16 AM, Zed wrote: I believe I have figured this out... *fingers crossed* Cheers! Z On 8/29/2014 9:27 AM, Zed wrote: I have added the debian-installer-launcher to my live-build and added a desktop icon to launch the installer. Everything works fine, but when the install

Re: debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
I believe I have figured this out... *fingers crossed* Cheers! Z On 8/29/2014 9:27 AM, Zed wrote: I have added the debian-installer-launcher to my live-build and added a desktop icon to launch the installer. Everything works fine, but when the install is finished, I have to manually

debian-installer-launcher

2014-08-29 Thread Zed
I have added the debian-installer-launcher to my live-build and added a desktop icon to launch the installer. Everything works fine, but when the install is finished, I have to manually disconnect the ISO and manually reboot. Where\what can I modify to automate the last steps of the install? I

Q: Wheezy debian-installer-launcher add user?

2014-05-26 Thread Ozi Traveller
Hi I'm using the current stable live-build scripts v3.x. The text installer is launched from grub menu, and creates the admin user correctly with sudo privileges. I don't understand why the debian-installer-launcher from the live session doesn't also create the admin user with

Re: Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-27 Thread _
ts yet. This gives you something > to tinker with, though, and maybe find out what's going on. > > Please file a bug on debian-installer-launcher providing all details > (text is preferred over screenshots). I'll get to this one once I've > taken care of other higher

Re: Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-27 Thread Ben Armstrong
an-installer looks for the preseed.cfg, but I haven't done any testing of the launcher with preseed.cfg nor looked at what d-i expects yet. This gives you something to tinker with, though, and maybe find out what's going on. Please file a bug on debian-installer-launcher providing all deta

Re: Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-27 Thread _
the preseed.cfg exists: 1. one copy /cdrom/install/preseed.cfg 2. Other copy en / (root) debian installer (into initrd). thanks for reply 2013/3/26 Ben Armstrong > On 26/03/13 11:46 AM, _ wrote: > > attach image about error: > > > > debian installer launcher launch on co

Re: Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-26 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 26/03/13 11:46 AM, _ wrote: > attach image about error: > > debian installer launcher launch on console work > debian installer launcher launch on desktop fail load preseed Thanks, but even with the supplied screenshots, I still don't know the answer to: > 2013/3/26 Ben A

Re: Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-26 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 03/26/2013 10:07 AM, _ wrote: > When launch debian installer launcher on desktop icon > "debian-installer-launcher.desktop" don't use preseed.cfg > > but when launch debian installer launcher on console by > debian-installer-launcher commando work wonderfull. &

Error Debian installer launcher on Desktop

2013-03-26 Thread _
When launch debian installer launcher on desktop icon "debian-installer-launcher.desktop" don't use preseed.cfg but when launch debian installer launcher on console by debian-installer-launcher commando work wonderfull. Any diferent run debian installer launcher with su-to-ro

Bug#702271: unblock: debian-installer-launcher/14

2013-03-04 Thread Ben Armstrong
Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian@packages.debian.org Usertags: unblock Please unblock package debian-installer-launcher We forgot to include the new debian-installer-launcher in our list of unblocks for live-*, so our recent build of wheezy live rc1 regressed

Bug#660584: marked as done (downgrade debian-installer-launcher to suggests)

2012-03-18 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Your message dated Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:52:37 + with message-id and subject line Bug#660584: fixed in live-tools 3.0~a7-1 has caused the Debian Bug report #660584, regarding downgrade debian-installer-launcher to suggests to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has

Processed: Re: debian-installer-launcher: doesn't configure the package manager, which leads to a broken system afterwards

2011-07-28 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > retitle 617386 needs to set cdtype to live when using live-installer Bug #617386 [debian-installer-launcher] debian-installer-launcher: doesn't configure the package manager, which leads to a broken system afterwards Changed Bug title t