Bug#728359: debian-installer: Install bootloader earlier?

[Thiemo Nagel <thiemo.nagel@gmail.com>]

> I suppose that could be mitigated if we created a file something like:
>
>   /target/Instalation-In-Progress
>
> [...]
>
> I'm not sure that's a good idea though -- it seems somewhat fragile.

Actually, I rather like your idea. There could be a notice that the
system is partially installed, together with a segmented advice, very
roughly along the lines of:

Partial installation detected.
* If you are scared of the command line, just restart the installation.
* If you are not scared or if you have spent a lot of resources
(download time, data charges) that you would not like to see wasted,
run "dpkg --whatever" to get to a sane state and then "tasksel" to
continue installation.

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Cheers,
Thiemo