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Bug#931459: release-notes: Release notes: mention re-introduction of the standard live image



There is now also
https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/merge_requests/45/diffs
which touches on the same point, but is a bit more extensive.

Paul

On 05-07-2019 15:15, Justin B Rye wrote:
> jonathan wrote:
>> Debian Live Buster re-introduces the standard live image. This is a
>> basic Debian image that contains a base Debian system without any
>> graphical user interface. Because it installs from a squashfs image
>> rather than installing the system files using dpkg, installation times
>> are a lot faster than installing from a minimal Debian installation
>> image.
> 
> So this is another text that should go in whats-new?  It seems as
> though it should include the item about calamares, instead of just
> being plonked down after it:
> 
> <section id="debian-live">
>   <!-- stretch to buster -->
>   <title>Debian Live</title>
>   <para>
>     Debian Live Buster re-introduces the standard live image. This is a
>     basic Debian image that contains a base Debian system without any
>     graphical user interface. Because it installs from a squashfs image
>     rather than installing the system files using <command>dpkg</command>,
>     installation times are a lot faster than installing from a minimal
>     Debian installation image.
>   </para>
>   <para>
>     The live images also ship an additional installer called Calamares.
>     Calamares is a distribution-agnostic project that aims to create a
>     universal installer, providing an easy-to-use graphical interface
>     designed for typical laptop and desktop users. It doesn't yet support
>     advanced partitioning options like RAID, but for advanced users,
>     debian-installer is still available from the installation media boot menu.
>   </para>
> </section>
> 
> This would also imply a correction to the link from issues.dbk.
> Revised versions of two patches (plus another copy of the bonus patch
> for evolution) attached.
> 

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