Bug#280219: please allow for a minimal installation

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 08:56:09AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Package: base-config
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> This bug is merely a TODO for post-sarge, although it would be great
> to have this fixed even before sarge's release:
> 
>   http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/11/msg00279.html
> 
> My suggestion would be to add a prompt before the tasks are
> displayed, asking whether the user would like to install additional
> software or just be dumped into a minimal system. Simple yes/no
> question, with 'yes' (go and install some software) being the
> default, if it must.
> 
> I would be happy to submit a patch.

Would it not make more sense in the task frontend to have an additional button
or something to skip this step ? This way, the normal install with tasks will
not have one more step, and it is still possible to do as you want ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther