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Re: [RFC]: Install rescue-initramfs dialog



On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> wrote:
> On Monday 18 August 2008, Per Andersson wrote:
>> But maybe it would be a good thing to have
>> a dialog asking the user about installing rescue-initramfs
>> if encrypted root filesystem is selected.
>
> Why would you want to do that for e.g. normal laptops?
>
> Basic rule for the installer: don't add new dialogs unless they really add
> value. In this case I really do not (yet) see why it should be up to D-I
> to install rescue-initramfs for other use-cases than embedded systems.
>
> We also do not automatically install any of the 1.000.000 other useful
> packages that Debian has to offer.

Noted. So, I'll go with detecting embedded systems in pkgsel then.


-- Per


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