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Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)



On Fri 24 Mar 2017 at 15:44:15 (-0400), Catherine Gramze wrote:
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> > On Mar 24, 2017, at 2:30 PM, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
> > 
> > but that went away years ago. At the end of the single installer run,
> > it should be finished. Do you mean "reboots into the newly installed
> > system" instead, maybe?
> > 
> Yes, it boots into that bare bones system before it has you select a mirror.

Here's the netinst installation menu after Advanced/Expert options
have been chosen. The asterisks are mine, and show what's probably
the most typical path from start to finish (in order).
At which step is the reboot?

    ┌─────────┤ [?] Debian installer main menu ├─────────┐
    │                                                    │
    │ Choose the next step in the install process:       │
    │                                                    │
    │ * Choose language                                  │
    │ * Configure the keyboard                           │
    │ * Detect and mount CD-ROM                          │
    │ * Load installer components from CD                │
    │ * Detect network hardware                          │
    │ * Configure the network                            │
    │ * Set up users and passwords                       │
    │ * Configure the clock                              │
    │ * Detect disks                                     │
    │ * Partition disks                                  │
    │ * Install the base system                          │
    │ * Configure the package manager                    │
    │ * Select and install software                      │
    │ * Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk      │
    │   Install the LILO boot loader on a hard disk      │
    │   Continue without boot loader                     │
    │ * Finish the installation                          │
    │   Change debconf priority                          │
    │   Check the CD-ROM(s) integrity                    │
    │   Save debug logs                                  │
    │   Execute a shell                                  │
    │   Eject a CD from the drive                        │
    │   Abort the installation                           │
    │                                                    │
    └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Cheers,
David.


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