Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu
On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 19:19:50 +0100, mick crane wrote:
> On 2020-09-12 18:42, Brian wrote:
> > On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 11:49:18 +0100, mick crane wrote:
> >
> > > On 2020-09-12 10:53, Brian wrote:
> > > > On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 12:33:56 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Vi, 11 sep 20, 22:47:06, Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've also been bitten by this. I think it is a UI issue, the options
> > > > > > are ambiguous. Would it be possible to simply change the dialog box as
> > > > > > follows? --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Debian desktop environments:
> > > > > > [ ] ... GNOME (default)
> > > > > > [ ] ... Xfce
> > > > > > [ ] ... KDE
> > > > > > [ ] ... Cinnamon
> > > > > > [ ] ... MATE
> > > > > > [ ] ... LXDE
> > > > >
> > > > > You could contact debian-boot or file a bug against debian-installer
> > > > > (or
> > > > > tasksel?).
> > > > >
> > > > > Providing a patch increases the chances of having the change accepted.
> > > >
> > > > What is the purpose of "(default)" as part of the Gnome entry?
> > >
> > > I wondered that, "default" is usually what happens if you just press
> > > enter
> > > given a YES, no
> > > choice. The dialogue should probably be something like
> > > "If you don't select an alternative GNOME will be installed"
> >
> > What would happen if a user did not want Gnome? Note that the present
> > dialog caters for this situation.
>
> Is the "Debian desktop environment" Gnome plus other things ? In which case
> the way it is makes sense.
Debian desktop environment gives a user what the present default desktop
is. At the present, it gives exactly the same as choosing "Gnome.
If the default desktop was Xfce, a user would get Xfce with Debian desktop
environment. This would be the same as choosing "Xfce".
--
Brian.
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