Re: Feedback on installation attempt
Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> writes:
> The only doc I read was the README in the disks-i386 directory,
> possibly I missed some documentation. One thing that might confuse
> new users is NFS installs; I know how to do one, since I've been
> around for a bit, but in particular: when you select 'Install
> Operating System and Modules', one of the choices it gives you is
> NFS. However, as far as I can see, you're only going to be able to
> install these over NFS if you're lucky enough to have a network
> adapter supported by the rescue disk itself. Of course, you can
> select 'floppy' here, and then 'nfs' at the next stage, which is what
> I did.
Uh, hmm. If you select NFS and the network is not installed, it will
skip over to the 'Configure Network' step and the let you continue.
'Configure Network' will fail unless there is a network device to use.
So I think it's ok as is.
> I also made the mistake of hitting 'search for base2_2' which is
> *very* slow over a re-exported NFS link ;-), and appears to be
> uncancellable.
I noticed this too. I think it needs to be improved or something... I
dunno...
> During the installation itself, the following packages look like
> they'd benefit from being debconf-ised (maybe not for 2.2):
>
> exim
We're hoping, I think, that use of debconf becomes manitory for woody.
> Being asked about replacing /etc/network/interfaces might be enough to
> confuse a newbie into screwing up his newly configured network ;-)
Isn't that a netbase issue? I think some stuff changed in netbase
recently regarding this. You might do us a favor, look into it, and
file a bug if it's suboptimal.
> The default X install seems to only install the vga16 server, as far
> as I can see. The svga one is much more useful to almost
> everyone. The default X install also refers to /dev/mouse, but AFAICS,
> this isn't automatically created.
Yikes. Hmm... is this our bug?
> I like the task lists. Even for an experienced user, they're a useful
> way to install a few big chunks of packages without thinking too
> hard. I can always fine-tune later (apt-get install less jed; why
> isn't less in a default task ;-)
'less' is standard -- we're thinking about how we should probably ask
about whether standard packages should be installed by tasksel. I
believe dselect grabs standard packages, for instance.
> I appreciate that some of the above are none of your business, but
> since you handle 'front-of-house' I'll leave it to you to delegate, or
> discard, the complaints ;-)
Well, we generally rely on the users to report bugs. There are too
many interactions for us to try to track all of it and file bugs on
everything.
> One last weird thing... the 'xdm' screen has just come up, saying, as
> it generally does, Debian GNU/Linux (cinnamon). Except that the N is
> in a lighter shade of blue, and drawn twice as high (vertically) with
> the bottom chopped of. Weird.
Sounds like a bug against xdm should be filed?
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