On Sun, September 9, 2012 6:10 am, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Sonntag, 9. September 2012 schrieb Weaver: >> > Don't know about Debian, it's been a while since I installed that, >> > but I have installed a few others, >> > and in most cases the only things you have to input are your >> > language, your keyboard, and your >> > time zone. And whether you will use the system time. (Thunderbird >> > requires a few inputs, but >> > they're the same in Windows.) That doesn't seem very complicated to >> > me. . . . >> >> Well, no, it isn't. >> But we are talking about Debian. >> Specifically partitioning/file system decision making during install. >> Regards, > > So you tried expert mode and also selected manual partitioning. Then the > installer offers you to do just that.
I'm afraid you are introducing unnecessary confusion into the situation. What I employ has bot nothing to do with the subject. > > This seems like deciding to eat an apple and then complaining that it > tastes like… an apple. I fail to see where I am making a complaint. I do see where I have forwarded a subject to the list for discussion. If you choose manual partitioning you get to do > just that. And I love that I can do it. The last time I tried a Windows > installer partitioning choices were so limited that I wished I had a > Debian installer to install Windows. Also the partitioning tool within the > Windows installer has been very cumbersome. This has been quite some time > and they may have improved this, but still… The Windows installer is not under discussion either. Their is a reduced level of personal involvement in that scenario, but there are decided reasons for that also, as previously stated. What I am advocating is introducing some small element of information into the installer, in order to increase the level of successful installations in the case of newbie installs, in order to effect a greater level of Debian market-share. > > Use guided partitioning and be done with it in case you do not know much > about partitions. The Debian installer has guided partitioning with and > without LVM since quite some time. What is partitioning? > > I just don´t get what you are complaining about. Once again, there is no complaint. > > Do you have any *factual* and *concrete* issues with the Debian installer? > Anything that you could put a finger at and show it to us? Then even > better > show it to the Debian installer team. I think they´d like constructive, > concrete and helpful feedback. > > If you just like to complain, then better do not even bother to contact > the Debian installer team. > > Thats at least my advice. ....and I'm afraid it is not very helpful advice because it doesn't deal with the subject matter in an accurate manner. Regards, Weaver -- "The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . ." -- Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aa40ce8353233e0c8c140e79dea2be35.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
