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Re: other debian installer tactic?



On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 20:39:08 +0200
Alfredo Valles <alfredo@bioinfo.cu> wrote:

> Why not to release a basic knoppix-like CD with the most common
> desktop applications that 99% of people would want?. Using a very
> basic installer and the hardware auto-detection of knoppix (or any
> other that works) it would clone itself to the hard disk in a few
> minutes. It would be possible to install the rest of the debian
> applications from the debian testing CDs anyway.

Hmm .. that sounds just like Knoppix! Why, that already exists!

> I have installed debian for desktop purposes several times so in time
> it becomes boring, and there are many stupid details (about fonts,
> java, etc...) that I rather prefer not to hold in my mind.

Have you used tasksel? It should do at least the fonts.
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