Re: Installing Debian
Well first of all IMHO most of the defaults make sense.
The problem here is you trade off power for ease of use. And I
have yet to see a really good way around this. Maybe the best
way would be to make "levels" of install like RH has. Novice-Deity
or something like that but I can see how that would be hard to
maintain. In short I think the best thing to do is to continue to
work on FAQs etc. To help people with coming up with something
that will work. Maybe something along the lines of a list of nice
reasonable options, what they mean and other places to look for
them. Really now that you can do the simple option on a install
the rest of it is just knowing what to do. I think I just found
a project thanks.
Ray
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: - <radsky@ncia.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 17:07:17 -0500
>I know I'm sticking my neck out on this one.
>
>Debian seems to making a lot of progress by upgrading modules but is
>still lacking in ease of installation. It has reputation as
being one
>of the more difficult to install Linux systems which is
especially true
>for someone who is just starting to work with Debian. Yes, there is
>documentation but unless you print it all out and have it at hand
during
>the installation process, you're on your own. And, even the
>documentation could be improved.
>
>There are a few places in the installation where a first timer
need to
>decide what to type in and there's not one clue what it should
be. In
>other places, you are given a menu to choose from but even here,
a wrong
>decision can lead you in circles and possibly failure. All is not
bad;
>there are places where things are as they should be. Surely, the
>installation process can be made easier and more positive so that
anyone
>can be assured that the end results will be what is expected.
>
>Debian is being touted as a superior system and no doubt it is
but does
>the installation necessarily have to be such a hassle (a rite of
>passage, so to speak) for beginners?
>
>With the reputed development support that Debian has throughout the
>world, isn't there someone who could take some time and come up
with a
>more fool proof and easier installation routine?.
>
>.
>
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