Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer
Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:41:12 +0100, a écrit :
> On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 11:23:10 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>
> > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:15:44 +0100, a écrit :
> > >
> > > Boot into a live sytem. Start a browser. Start d-i. ALT-TAB between the
> > > two. Or CTRL-ALT-Fx for a virtual terminal.
> > > The feature you requested exists. Surely the bug could now be closed?
> >
> > So you need to know in advance that you'll need a browser. If you don't
> > remember starting one, you're stuck in d-i. That's not really a good
> > solution.
>
> Yes, planning ahead is required if you want to stay in X. For a spur of
> the moment need for information there is w3m in a terminal.
How do you start a terminal? Going through the main menu is not an
option, one often needs to have both the question being asked by debconf
and the documentation at hand.
Samuel
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