Re: Hardware Detection App to compliment apt
Read the thread 'Device detection' on debian-devel that is going on
right now.
*- On 15 Mar, Paul Nathan Puri wrote about "Hardware Detection App to compliment apt"
> I was wondering...
>
> RedHat has it's install app, SuSE has YAST, and now Caldera has LIZARD.
>
> All these have one thing in common: automatic hardware detection and
> installation.
>
> Does debian have anything like this in the making?
>
> Apt is good at what it does, but the newbie market wants that kind of ease
> with hardware. When we say it is easy to install debian we don't mean
> hardware detection. We mean apt-get update, apt-get dist-upgrade is easy.
>
> In the setup for X, pppconfig, and for network cards, it would be nice if
> debian had an equivalent install app with the other leading distros. If
> debian is going to shine in a new area (where stablity, upgrade, and
> package management is already the best), it should be in the install app.
>
> I'm not a coder, so I can't complain (I love debian); but this would be a
> great addition...
>
> Whaddy'all think?
>
> NatePuri
> Certified Law Student
> & Debian GNU/Linux Monk
> McGeorge School of Law
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>
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