Jon Dowland wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 08:09:01AM -0700, Scott wrote: > >>As to what is a graphical installer? Well it gives you a GUI-based >>interface (like you get in GNOME) rather than a console interface that >>the debian-installer normally has. Most major Linux distributions >>offer both and Debian (hopefully) will eventually do the same. > > > I've long felt that there was no compelling reason to spend time > creating a GUI installer. Since then I've learnt that some languages > like the cjk ones are much better supported by a GUI than text modes, > and this is not something that I've personally had to deal with. Are > there any others? >
I just find them easier to use, myself, especially if you are going to be doing any partitioning. The best one I've come across in recent years is Red Hat's Anaconda. It's so good that the folks at Progeny picked it for their installer. -- Scott www.angrykeyboarder.com © 2005 angrykeyboarder & Elmer Fudd. All Wights Wesewved
