On Sat, 3 May 2014 10:53:51 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> If networking in d-i had been set up to use wifi the assumption breaks > down as, without a DE, there is no connectivity for the booted system. > This would most likely leave an inexperienced user completely stuck. There are many places where an inexperienced user can become stuck. It's an opportunity to become an experienced user. > Even an experienced user might find it frustrating to have to deal > with /etc/network/interfaces at this stage. Do not be afraid of /etc/network/interfaces ;-) In that case, just plug it in to the wired network, and make sure the following lines are uncommented in /etc/network/interfaces allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp and run: service networking stop service networking start The time to get frustrated, is when the interface doesn't come up because the card is not supported by the kernel ;-) > > The benefit of not selecting a desktop task at the start of the > install or accepting the Debian default DE during the install is > unclear. > It implies the user is experienced enough to know where they > are going; You are correct, I am an experienced user who knows where he is going. I like to do it in stages. First get the operating system installed, and worry about the applications afterwards. Otherwise, you can waste a lot of time waiting for the application packages to install, and then discover that you made a mistake during installation and it doesn't boot. > the objective might be "apt-get install xfce4", which > gives a different set of packages from "apt-get install > task-xfce-desktop". > > tasks-xfce-desktop is a meta package that includes xfce, and also a set of additional packages that are typically used on a desktop system, like libreoffice and iceweasel. Also, I'm not sure if package xfce will install a display manager for you. The desktop task packages do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140503151104.06e9e...@orac.fil
