State of Sarge

[Joel Konkle-Parker <jjk3@msstate.edu>]

I just installed Sarge using a daily build netinst CD, and I must say, 
I'm very concerned. The actual install process is relatively easy to use 
(with the exception of the drive/partition names), but when it comes to 
package selection and installation, Debian's usability breaks down hard.

The problem is just that after using tasksel (which still isn't set up 
very appropriately), the user is presented with a string of 
package-specific configuration screens, the second of which is something 
about statd and tcpwrappers, which I have no idea about, even though I'm 
an experienced Debian desktop user.

I'm kind of unclear about how we're going to make this user-friendliness 
come about. Is Debian itself going to stay a single distribution, and 
the whole thing be made easier to use? Should there be multiple system 
"profiles" that control at a high level how things are sorted out and 
configured (desktop, server, etc.)? Will Debian Desktop fork?

I'm interested in helping any way I can...


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