From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14044 invoked by uid 1002); 20 Aug 2003 12:50:44 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 21088 invoked from network); 20 Aug 2003 12:50:44 -0000 From: Chris Gianelloni To: kumba@gentoo.org Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <3F42D583.6060105@gentoo.org> References: <3F42D583.6060105@gentoo.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-nR4F+0vqvpGkL+1wIIH2" Message-Id: <1061383993.414.13.camel@vertigo> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Date: 20 Aug 2003 08:53:13 -0400 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Text Menu Installer Idea X-Archives-Salt: 8ace6cc3-3273-4b33-a175-34ea9fec909d X-Archives-Hash: 0e6e8a37fe71e3cf191ad7cfeb4dc14e --=-nR4F+0vqvpGkL+1wIIH2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 21:57, Kumba wrote: > Since Gentoo's mantra is about choice, I think a menu-driven system=20 > could succeed, or supplement the command line interface, giving the user=20 > the choice of going either route. I've taken a brief look at the=20 > install manuals, and the basic steps taken are universally similar.=20 > Some differences are only in the fdisk setup (depending on your=20 > architecture), stage selections (like GRP and Portage's upcoming binary=20 > installing ability), and so on. It's really not until the end of the=20 > install, right around the kernel installation, where things change,=20 > mainly due to the bootloaders used, and final cleanup tasks and such. I think a simple menu-based installer would easily be able to accomplish these requirements, especially if we dropped a person to an editor to make their changes to their respective bootloader, etc. > Right now, this is just an idea. I would probably need to create a GLEP=20 > for it to get it more cemented, after some logistical ideas get worked=20 > out (like whether to use dialog, ncurses, or lsdialog, etc..). However,=20 > I think it's an overdue idea, and complete implementation of it will go=20 > a long way to making the install process easier for users. So let's=20 > start trading ideas on this. >=20 > Debian's Installer can be found here (Source): > http://cvs.debian.org/debian-installer >=20 > FreeBSD's Sysinstall Source: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/ >=20 >=20 > So, Ideas, Thoughts, Comments......Flames? Slackware's installer is also a good place to look. =3D] --=20 Chris Gianelloni Developer, Gentoo Linux --=-nR4F+0vqvpGkL+1wIIH2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/Q285kT4lNIS36YERAu2pAKCgI0ydfxrsaQVxp6CrVH+G4twy6ACeOopE zK3FVqT7NGoPQ0P4g+TR+V4= =fmmF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-nR4F+0vqvpGkL+1wIIH2--