On Fri 11 Apr 2014 at 11:04:25 +0100, Z wrote: > > 1. It wasn't clear what desktop I was going to get. I was reinstalling Jessie, > and so assumed that I would get what had been the default desktop, gnome. As > it > turned out, I got xfce, and had to manually install many programs, which took > a > lot more time than I had anticipated. An easy solution to this might be that > in > tasksel, next to Debian Desktop Environment, it could have which one it is in > brackets (or even somehow have a way to change your choice there), or just > make > it clear with the CDs, which one you are using.
You have been caught out by your experience of Debian (and by not reading the release notes :) ). A recent thread on the same topic is http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] (this thread is broken over two consecutive months), Also https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2014/02/msg00141.html has > There is also no indication of what the installer is actually going > to install, leaving users with a rude realization when they boot > into their fresh install. I'm not sure we want, or need, to be explicit about what's getting installed (be it the desktop or anything else). > 4. On the initial start up of the usb, the top option was install, with > graphical install below that. I think graphical should be default, as that is > a > lot easier for many people, especially those who might get put off by the > command line. If this fails, it could fall back to non-graphical. People who > prefer non-graphical normally know that enough to choose it, whereas people > who > prefer graphical are more likely to just go for install, as they don't realise > what it means. Discussed here: https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2012/07/msg00131.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
