On Mon, 09 Jan 2012, Mike Gabriel wrote: > > On Mo 09 Jan 2012 15:01:48 CET Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > >[Mike Gabriel] > >>After installation of a Skolelinux main server there should be a > >>debconf template that gets shown on first system boot (after the > >>testscripts have run) that explains in short how to proceed. > > > >Note that the test scripts are _not_ executed during production > >installations, but only when installing from squeeze-test images. > > I know. > > >>This debconf screen probably should show a weblink to the D-E wiki's > >>GettingStarted page. > > > >Not sure if a debconf template is the correct approach. We could add > >some text to the KDM/GDM background image telling people to look at > >some URL for information on how to proceed. For non-GUI installs we > >could show some text before getty starts. We could add a debconf > >template during d-i to show some information before the first boot. > > I recommend not duplicating to much info at different locations. The > source of information is the D-E wiki. So I consider it sufficient > to direct people to it by giving them a simple notice: ,,Great you > are done, if you do not know how to proceed--and even if you > know--please take a look at the GettingStarted page in our wiki.'' I > would not do this during D-I runs, I like a tweaked background image > or a pre-getty text. However, only for the main-server profile.
Things start when people are about to download the CD-/DVD image. But perhaps they won't read much. So it could be a good idea to place that »how to proceed« info at a prominent place near the download link whereever that link might be. Wolfgang
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