Re: Choice of Desktop environment at install time using netinst CD.
On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 12:49:54AM -0800, Rick Thomas wrote:
>
> # cat /proc/cmdline # in the F2 console during the installation
> ro ramdisk_size=10240 desktop=kde --
>
>It installed kde as expected.
>
>I'm not sure what the "--" is all about. It was not present when I
>installed with the "netinst" CD and typed
> expert desktop=xfce
>at the "boot:" prompt. As noted, that installed xfce4. So the --
>may not be strictly necessary.
>
>Take a look at the stuff in /install/yaboot.conf on the install CDs.
>I think that's where all this is originating from.
OK, cool. Thanks for confirming. I've taken your text, tweaked
slightly, and added it into debian-cd. I've also added some code to
work out the default desktop so we can list that. I'm building a
weekly powerpc set right now with the changes in - please test and
make sure all works OK?
I can see the code looks ok from here, but I don't have easy access to
a powerpc machine to be able to check that text fits on screen
correctly, silly things like that...
--
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
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