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Bug#265082: I cannot find a 'developer' task



Jeroen N. Witmond wrote:
> * Developer task missing in base-config / tasksel. (Also cannot find
>   it when booting expert.) Unless I missed something, this is a real
>   bummer. The subtasks for the developer task should be the usual
>   suspects:
> 
>   * editors
>   * C / C++ / ... compilers and tools
>   * automake / autconf / ...
>   * tex / latex / ...
>   * documentation generators
>   * version / revision controllers

Such a task is very ill-defined and I have no intention of bothering with it.
Developers are able to pick and install their own tools.

> * Used desktop task instead, but program less (package less) is
>   missing from it.

This is due to a bug that prevents all the standard and required
priority packages from being automatically selected for install.
We're working on a fix.

> * After initial reboot the progress bar sometimes hangs during
>   installation and configuration of base system.

What progress bar?

> * X-windows was configured incorrectly.

If you expect us to do anything to fix this, we'll need more
information. Or you can file a bug on xfree86.

> * What is the proper way to start KDE instead of GNOME?

Pick KDE from the menu in the upper-left corner of gdm.

> * When I uninstall exim, at disappears as well.

at depends on an MTA, the messages from apt/dpkg explain what is going
on. I suggest asking on the debian-users list for help with this kind of
problem.

-- 
see shy jo

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