Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 11:15:11AM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > * Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-07 > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > > > Why not install t

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

* Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-07 > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > Why not install the following software by default? > > > Because Debian has a very minimal base

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Paul E Condon writes: > I do not see "Standard system" as a declared task option. Perhaps OP > meant "Desktop environment". No. He means "standard system" as in including all packages of priority standard or higher. Nothing to do with tasksel. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 09:42:51AM -0800, Michael M. wrote: > On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 22:34 +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > > What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? > > > According to this: > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apds02.html > > "Standard system" in tasksel takes up

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 22:34 +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? According to this: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apds02.html "Standard system" in tasksel takes up 365MB of disk space, whereas the minimal base installation will take 227MB. I

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 05:24:21PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > > You are mixing up different topics here. > 1. Having a live CD for just a subset of architechtures > 2. Installer team needs man power > > They are related. But they are different. You are basically mixing up cause > and

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> >> >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. >> >> >> > OK. So go use Ubuntu. >> > >> > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three har

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: [...] Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. Its the other way around. The Debian Live project (http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/) is working to include the netinst installer on a separate partition of the same CD. It may already

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. > >> > > OK. So go use Ubuntu. > > > > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three hardware architectures. > > Debian supp

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. >> > OK. So go use Ubuntu. > > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three hardware architectures. > Debian supports like 13. A live CD doesn't make sense on all of those > and probably isn't possib

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 12:12:21PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > Why not install the following software by default? > > > Because Debian has a v

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > Why not install the following software by default? > Because Debian has a very minimal base install. You can install all of these packages yourself. I wi

Suggestions about the Debian install process

Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. Why not install the following software by default? 1. Vim 2. Emacs 3. Screen 4. SSHD Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? -- Masatran, R. Deepak

the debian install process...

I just read the Bob Young essay linked on slashdot. It made me think. How come no debian folks have attempted to take RH's GPLed install app and make it work in debian. Or does debian have other plans to develop an equally good install app? If debian had an install app that autodetected hardwa