Re: Bug#744201: installation-reports: successful install of jessie - one problem, and other minor suggestions
On Fri 11 Apr 2014 at 11:04:25 +0100, Z wrote:
>
> 1. It wasn't clear what desktop I was going to get. I was reinstalling Jessie,
> and so assumed that I would get what had been the default desktop, gnome. As it
> turned out, I got xfce, and had to manually install many programs, which took a
> lot more time than I had anticipated. An easy solution to this might be that in
> tasksel, next to Debian Desktop Environment, it could have which one it is in
> brackets (or even somehow have a way to change your choice there), or just make
> it clear with the CDs, which one you are using.
You have been caught out by your experience of Debian (and by not
reading the release notes :) ). A recent thread on the same topic is
http://lists.debian.org/2flfvvzbali.fsf@login2.uio.no
(this thread is broken over two consecutive months),
Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2014/02/msg00141.html
has
> There is also no indication of what the installer is actually going
> to install, leaving users with a rude realization when they boot
> into their fresh install.
I'm not sure we want, or need, to be explicit about what's getting
installed (be it the desktop or anything else).
> 4. On the initial start up of the usb, the top option was install, with
> graphical install below that. I think graphical should be default, as that is a
> lot easier for many people, especially those who might get put off by the
> command line. If this fails, it could fall back to non-graphical. People who
> prefer non-graphical normally know that enough to choose it, whereas people who
> prefer graphical are more likely to just go for install, as they don't realise
> what it means.
Discussed here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2012/07/msg00131.html
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