On 1/5/06, Richard Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The increasing frequency of 'help help help' messages from new users who > arrive at a command line console and don't know what to do next is a > good sign: more people moving from doze to Linux, more moving from > fedora and suze to debian. But there is a real danger of scaring them > off -- and I think their plight is a sign that debian should offer a > little extra help for them. What do others here think?
I think it's a good idea. The problem area in the installer seems to be the screen where the various pre-configured installation options are selected (Desktop, Server, etc). I don't recall seeing any explanation of the implications of this selection or even how to make the selection. Getting the "X" inside the brackets is not intuitive to someone coming from a purely GUI background. Maybe if no selection is made on this screen, there should be some warning/verifications. On my first installation, I blew by that screen, making no selections and ending up with no GUI - which was not a big deal to me, but it was a bit mysterious as to how I got there. Dave
