Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)
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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 2:12 PM, Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> wrote:
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> That doesn't mean the installer should refuse to work. There is
> absolutely nothing wrong with doing a minimal install using a netinst
> image to get a working Debian system. Maybe you want to do the first
> part of the install on this machine in one location where there's no
> network, and then carry the machine to another location to finish it up.
You can't do that. The network card is recognized and configured very early in the installation, and you can't carry the machine to another location without either aborting the installation or finishing up the base installation. That pesky power plug, you know.
> Maybe your network is temporarily slow or unreliable because your kids
> are streaming YouTube, so you'll do the first part of the install now,
> then wait a few hours to do the rest.
That assumes a working network card, so is irrelevant to your objection to requiring one.
> Maybe ALL YOU WANT is a minimal
> system, and you have no intention of networking it, ever. Maybe you
> have some other goals that I can't even guess. There's no reason for
> the installer to REFUSE TO LET YOU DO THIS. You are asking for Debian
> to take away functionality for NO REASON.
This suggestion in no way prevents you from doing a base installation only if that is what you want. It simply ensures that people who don't want just a base installation don't end up with it.
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