Beta-3 Etch install avoiding commandline?

[Chris Lale]

It does not seem possible to install a desktop system with a totally gui 
interface using the beta-3 debian-installer. expertgui looks really 
good, but tasksel 2.53 only has an option for 'Desktop environment'. 
This may be broken 
(http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=386244), but, as far 
as I can see, does not include Synaptic or any other gui front end for 
APT. So, post-install requires use of commandline apt-get or aptitude in 
order to install any packages - including any particular desktop.

Is it possible to include a gui front end for APT in the installer for 
the Etch release? A totally gui install would make Debian feasible for a 
huge number of home desktop users migrating from Windows. Having to use 
the commandline in the middle of an install (with no hand-holding) could 
put a lot of potential users off.

Ideally, there should also be tasks for installing Gnome, KDE and Xfce 
desktops.

Cheers,
Chris.


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