Re: (hurd) Installable desktop environments
Narcis Garcia, le ven. 16 juin 2023 11:09:27 +0200, a ecrit:
> El 16/6/23 a les 10:38, Samuel Thibault ha escrit:
> > Narcis Garcia, le ven. 16 juin 2023 10:29:15 +0200, a ecrit:
> > > El 16/6/23 a les 8:26, Samuel Thibault ha escrit:
> > > > Narcis Garcia, le ven. 16 juin 2023 07:56:51 +0200, a ecrit:
> > > > > After tasksel stage (Xfce selected), and a veery loong time to retrieve
> > > >
> > > > The snapshot mirror is very slow, yes.
> > > >
> > > > > files, Debian Installer says: "Installation step failed An
> > > > > installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again
> > > > > from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step
> > > > > is: Select and install software"
> > > >
> > > > Probablyk the mirror just got a hickup during the download.
> > >
> > > Yes, I'm retrying and retrying again, and it seems to progress on files
> > > retrieved. Some useful alternative mirror?
> >
> > No, it's the only available one.
>
> Can I host a mirror to help community?
That could be useful, you "just" need to be aware that this weighs
150G...
> > But you can just as well *not* install the desktop task during
> > debian-installer, and install it later.
> >
> > > > > I can't switch to different tty to analyze log files because I can't send
> > > > > [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F4] neither with Gtk VM interface nor a vncviewer.
> > > >
> > > > You can use the text installer, so you get into a screen session, where
> > > > you can use control-A space etc.
> > >
> > > Do you mean by running VM for curses interface inside a "screen" session?
> >
> > No. I mean "use the text installer", i.e. select the text installer at
> > the boot screen. That will trigger the "screen" session.
>
> Yes, that's the way I install Debian always.
> But I don't know how to combine Ctrl+Alt there,
There is no need for control-alt in "screen", just control-a.
> while I'm using Gtk GUI for
> virtual machine.
> Ctrl+Alt+F4 switches my real host tty.
Just realizing: on the Hurd console (pseudo-graphical install) there is
no need to use a full control-alt-f4, alt-f4 is enough.
Samuel
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