On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 11:49:18 +0100, mick crane wrote: > On 2020-09-12 10:53, Brian wrote: > > On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 12:33:56 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > On Vi, 11 sep 20, 22:47:06, Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote: > > > > > > > > I've also been bitten by this. I think it is a UI issue, the options > > > > are ambiguous. Would it be possible to simply change the dialog box as > > > > follows? -- > > > > > > > > Debian desktop environments: > > > > [ ] ... GNOME (default) > > > > [ ] ... Xfce > > > > [ ] ... KDE > > > > [ ] ... Cinnamon > > > > [ ] ... MATE > > > > [ ] ... LXDE > > > > > > You could contact debian-boot or file a bug against debian-installer > > > (or > > > tasksel?). > > > > > > Providing a patch increases the chances of having the change accepted. > > > > What is the purpose of "(default)" as part of the Gnome entry? > > I wondered that, "default" is usually what happens if you just press enter > given a YES, no > choice. The dialogue should probably be something like > "If you don't select an alternative GNOME will be installed"
What would happen if a user did not want Gnome? Note that the present dialog caters for this situation. -- Brian.
