Darren J Moffat wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> The way the Live CD is constructed is not conducive to partial installs, >> except as an "install it all and then remove portions" implementation. >> >> Going back a point: One of the problems with not offering selections in >> the installer is that it can present the impression that packages which >> aren't included on the media for space reasons are just not available, >> at the critical time when the user is sticking a toe in the water. I >> think that's an especially vital issue with (Open)Solaris, as lack of >> available software has been a persistent impression that we're fighting >> hard to address. >> >> Beyond that issue, requiring a two-step (install, reboot, then work on >> it) to get the popular things presents a fairly clunky experience, in my >> opinion. The point here is not to be perfect, hence the limited >> selection set being proposed, but to be good enough in a lot of cases. > > This issue is one that has come up several times at LOSUG meetings. > Particular from people very skilled with Jumpstart and the existing > legacy interactive installer. What has been requested as a result of > those discussions is a "simple" do what the LiveCD does now but BEFORE > the reboot allow using the GUI package manager to fine tune the result > (usually add). For other more custom stuff the AI and Distro > Constructor are good answers. >
Worth considering, and not mutually exclusive with other choices, either. Dave
