Bug#277395: Tasksel should also warn if no task is selected
On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 10:15:12PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 December 2004 21:35, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> > - he did not select the task (yes, this bug is a real one)
> > - installation continued without a selected task. tasksel should check
> > if at least one task is selected and if not ask the user if he really
> > does not want to select any task.
>
> Don't think so.
> _Not_ selecting a task is a perfectly valid option which many user like.
> It gives a solid base system on which additional packages can be installed
> after the installation has finished.
Especially as the tasks as they are right now are deficient and hardly usable,
but well i guess we are saddled with them for now.
Maybe it would make sense to have the don't install a task as a task in itself
(no additional packages, only base system, or something such), and then have
the behavior Rainer mentioned ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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