Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer
On Mon 17 Sep 2012 at 11:57:14 -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and
> > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers?
>
> One should, but as d-i on the live CD is currently implemented, one
> cannot. d-i runs as a fullscreen window, and I couldn't see any
> easily-discoverable way to switch out of it to try other programs
> the one time I briefly tried using d-i from a live CD (pretty good
> newbie facimile ;). That is a legitimate bug, I think.
Does CTRL-ALT-F1 count?
In KDE, right click on the installer icon. Then
Properties/Application/Advanced Options/Run in terminal
Launch d-i and use ALT-TAB. From the terminal's file menu you can get a
shell to run a browser. Something similar can be done with Xfce.
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