On Sat 12 Sep 2020 at 19:19:50 +0100, mick crane wrote: > On 2020-09-12 18:42, Brian wrote: > > 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. > > Is the "Debian desktop environment" Gnome plus other things ? In which case > the way it is makes sense.
Debian desktop environment gives a user what the present default desktop is. At the present, it gives exactly the same as choosing "Gnome. If the default desktop was Xfce, a user would get Xfce with Debian desktop environment. This would be the same as choosing "Xfce". -- Brian.
