On Friday 17 November 2006 15:59, Mikel Ward wrote: > At one point I had to change the controller my hard disk was attached > to, which caused the pivot_root to fail. I'm pretty sure the root file > system can be specified using an ext2 label rather than a device path, > which would have made things a little smoother there. This is something we are considering, but will probably only be implemented after Etch as the risk of subtle breakage is too great so short before the release. > The other thing was the package group selections (tasks). > > Installing "Database server" gave me Postgresql, but I was expecting > MySQL. It could at least have mentioned that I would get Postgresql > before downloading packages I didn't want. > > I also selected "Mail server" and got Exim4 rather than Postfix, but > this was to be expected due to Exim4's status as preferred mail > transport agent. I have a patch pending to better document this in the installation guide. However, I don't expect major changes regarding this in tasksel as its maintainer does not agree with your view. > I also didn't see a "Development" group. Now I've been using Debian > for years, I know to "apt-get install build-essential", but a > development task would be great for new users. Tasksel is not targeted at developers, but at users. What packages should be installed for packaging work is explained in the developers reference. (I realize that developers can be considered a type of user and also that build-essential has a wider usage than just packaging, but I hope you get my drift.) > (I'm hoping you want to hear feedback about tasks as well. If not, let > me know where to direct it.) You can always file bugs against tasksel if you like. However, its maintainer has quite strong ideas as to what tasksel should and should not support. Thank you for your mail. Next time, please consider filing an installation report [1]. Cheers, FJP [1] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch05s03.html#submit-bug
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