Re: Bug#758116: Allow to select Blends selection during installation - just "DE", "Web server", "Mail server" is NOT enough
On 17.05.2016 13:29, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Ole Streicher <olebole@debian.org> (2016-05-17):
>> I don't see it problematic as it is in the moment: The list is not too
>> long: Even if it does not fit on one screen, the rest is visible with
>> just one scroll, and this is indicated by the scroollbar. And I don't
>> think that the number of options is too much (it shouldn't be much more,
>> however).
>
> Well, I suppose this is quite a reasonable thing for someone interested
> in having Debian Pure Blends in this menu to see it as non-problematic?
Could you explain why you think it is problematic? The list is still
short (less then two screens), the Blends are well-separated (as much as
possible with debconf), for the non-iterested everything is on the first
screen, and the scrollbar clearly indicates that there is more.
> First things first: I don't think what NeuroDebian wants is going to
> happen within d-i, no. Not the place, and we have package managers for
> that.
In the moment, they place icons on the desktop to allow users to install
the major packages they want. *This* is ugly, imo. And it shows that the
current installer lacks this support, even if you (and I, BTW) don't
need it here.
> I have no idea whether the following is practical, and/or makes sense
> regarding d-i's logic, etc., but I'm wondering whether it would be
> possible to have checking "Debian Pure Blends" activate a follow-up
> screen which would list all Blends.
In the current solution, people without the need to select a blend have
everything on the first screen, and only those who want to see all
blends are required to scroll down *once*. So, it requires the same (or
even less) interaction than your proposal.
It also needs no change in the installer at all. What I would much more
like to see would be some help texts -- currently one has to guess what
"Debian EzGo" means (or "standard system utilities"). It would be nice
if tasksel would actually display the detailed description that is in
the tasks pages.
Best regards
Ole
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