On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 11:23:52PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > Yesterday Joey and I discussed the integration of the graphical installer > into the regular build system, and the result is below for wider > discussion and comments. <snip/> > - As there will be separate initrds for CD images, we'll also need > separate boot options. We're thinking of "install-gui" and "expert-gui". > Other suggestions welcome.
New knowlegde learnt me not to laugh at "experts" doing an installation with the boot option 'expert'. I think it is time to educate the "experts" and tell them and _everyone_ that 'expert' is 'detail'[1] So my request is to replace 'expert-gui' with 'detail-gui' And reopen the discussion on 'expert' alternatives. > Including the g-i images on the netinst will mean that it will grow bigger > than its current "maximum" size of 110 MB. The 110 MB limit is set mostly > to allow installations from a 128 MB USB-stick (hd-media image + netinst > iso together must be smaller than the capacity of the USB stick). > As we feel it is important to have the graphical installer available on > all CD types, we propose to relax the current size limit. This will mean > that the default image for USB installations will become 256 MB instead > of 128 MB. I see g-i as an option to d-i ( not a replace of it ) Keep the current d-i images as they exist and add extra images for g-i. That way we can keep d-i on 128Mb USB-stick and allow g-i to demand 256 Mb. > We'd prefer not let the netinst grow unnecessarily, but relaxing the size > limit means that we could also for example include both initramfs-tools > and yaird (current netinst images only have one, not both). For the netinst ISO goes the same: add g-i images to the existing d-i images. I have to admit that I fear to touch the build system of debian-installer. > We will probably also have to make space on the full CDs to prevent > packages needed for the basic tasks overflowing to the 2nd CD. > The best solution seems to be to move the installation guide to the 2nd > CD, possibly keeping only the English version on the first CD. This will > probably be needed anyway because of the added space taken by the new > translations we'll have for Etch. > This will of course mean some changes in debian-cd and the README included > on the CD. The full CD will most likely match the netinst-gui.iso. Will they both allow an 'install' or is it only 'install-gui'? > Cheers, > FJP > > P.S. I've also updated the status page for G-I; please check: > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/GUIToDo Updated with a request for the daily-build script. Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
