Bug#758096: Blends in D-I tasksel selection? (Was: Filed Bug#758096: tasksel: Allow to select specific packages during installation - just "DE", "Web server", "Mail server" is NOT enough)
On Tue 11 Nov, Andreas Tille wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I guess the sad news that Joey Hess leaves Debian has spread also to
> Debian Blends list. The direct consequence for Blends is that Joey will
> not work on this bug (#758096) and will also most probably not rise any
> opinion on it any more but we somehow need to move on.
>
> I realised that the changelog says:
>
> ...
> tasksel (3.23) unstable; urgency=medium
> ...
> * Added a Parent field, which results in a simple nested hierarchy
> display. (Currently only one level deep, and not collapsible since
> debconf doesn't have an appropriate widget.)
> ...
> * Removed mail-server, dns-server, database-server, file-server tasks,
> which were not well enough defined to be useful and whose menu
> space will be better used for blends or openstack tasks.
> Closes: #604100
> ...
>
>
> which according to Git (git://git.debian.org/git/tasksel/tasksel.git)
> relates to this commit.
>
> commit 9e2290b531e414ffb16e89b50cf5c44413fa71b8
> Author: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
> Date: Sun Sep 7 22:45:02 2014 -0400
>
> hierarchical tasks, desktop selection, and general massive changes
>
> ...
> * Added a Parent field, which results in a simple nested hierarchy
> display. (Currently only one level deep, and not collapsable since
> debconf doesn't have an appropriate widget.)
> ...
> * Removed mail-server, dns-server, database-server, file-server tasks,
> which were not well enough defined to be useful and whose menu
> space will be better used for blends or openstack tasks.
> ...
>
>
> This again shows Joey's great way to deal with things by simply working
> at something rather than doing a lot of talk. I really appreciate this
> - another thanks to Joey.
>
> As far as I can see without testing this means regarding the display of
> Blends in D-I (#758096) that we only need to *decide* and in case we
> want to do this add the needed bits of data.
>
> Any opinions regarding a decision?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Andreas.
>
> PS: I'll be AFK from 19. Nov to 3. Dez.
>
I understand the reasons for removing these tasks from tasksel in the
installer but I think that some, especially mail-server, were a great help
to inexperienced users because they set sensible defaults over all the
included packages, and even for those not immediately included such as
spamassassin. Could it be made available among the tasks listed by aptitude?
--
Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk
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