Re: kde/gnome/xfce media other than full CDs
On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 03:52:24PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> peter green wrote:
> > it has recently been announced that there will be seperate CDs for
> > kde/gnome/xfce with different desktop tasks and package selections.
> >
> > but what is the plan for other means of installation
> > (buisnesscard/netinst/floppies/netboot)? will there be 3 seperate
> > desktop tasks listed? will there be one desktop task that installs all
> > three? or will kde and xfce desktops simply not be availible from
> > tasksel.
>
> In all cases you get a choice what desktop environment you want, before
> you enter d-i. d-i/tasksel never requires you to make this choice in the
> user interface, though. In the case of regular sized CDs, you make the
> choice when deciding what CD to get. In the case of all other
> installation images, you can make the choice when booting the installer,
> by typing "install tasks=kde-desktop"
Most people will not know about any such option, and when faced with the
normal tasksel selections, will only be proposed a desktop or graphical task,
which as far as i know will install only gnome.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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