Re: New installer for CDD (was: Re: yast2 dependancies)
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> From: Ramon Acedo [mailto:ramon@linux-labs.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2005 04:01 PM
> To: debian-desktop@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: New installer for CDD (was: Re: yast2 dependancies)
>
> Hi all,
> El vie, 04-03-2005 a las 23:01 +0200, Cesar Martinez Izquierdo escribió:
>
> > But debian-installer is quite simple now, even for six-pack joe. It only lacks
> > a nice graphical user interface. Maybe it could be worthy to implement it,
> > and then you will be able to use d-i (installation) + yast
> > (everyday-configuration tool).
>
> I haven't looked at d-i code but if coding a graphical installer over
> d-i would imply an effort similar to porting the YaST2 Installer to
> Debian I would choose to work in the d-i as the d-i team probably
> need more help than SuSE people and will be more willing to help. I'm
> not saying that SuSE people wont't help, they are very nice and are
> willing to collaborate as much as their time allows them (just like
> the YaST4Debian team).
>
I have had a discussion with a few of the d-i people. Seems the real problem with graphical interfaces over d-i lies in the use of debconf on the backend. Yes, you can have a gui - but it would be just like the current newt-based offering..just with gtk or qt look.
I think people are thinking that it should be quite a bit different, for example: currently (or at least until recently) you can only have d-i set up dhcp for your IP address. I don't think this is going to change. I don't think it can change because you can't take a checkbox for example and select static IP vs dhcp and then fill in the required info..ip, netmask,gateway etc.
Because of the debconf backend this isn't possible. So just re-coding the front-end won't change that.
I guess the differences come down to this in programming terms...a gui installer needs to be event-driven and the current d-i implementation is not event-driven.
So, I think it would be easier to port the Yast installer than to re-do the back end of d-i. If we wait for d-i it will likely be several, not more, years.
If the yast-installer code is in the yast4debian repo I will download it over the next few days and take a look at it.
Thanks,
Keith
> On the oder hand if someone chooses to start porting the YaST2 Installer
> to Debian he/she would be definitely welcomed :-)
>
> We are at the first stage of the project. Probably the most difficult
> one and new ideas allways dynamise.
>
> Ramon
>
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