On Aug 7, 2016, at 11:08 AM, Roger Shimizu <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I think the solution below is a middle ground, which I guess it can be > accepted by everyone. > - Keep screen-udeb in "common" for everyone, but don't start it > automatically on i386/amd64. > - Create a new "MEDIUM_SUPPORTED" or new folder under build/pkg-lists/ > for i386/amd64, which start screen by default when it's not in gtk > mode (detecting in runtime) > > In this way, for normal image, the screen wouldn't start by default, > and headless PC owner can choose the later/new image, or choose the > normal image and start screen manually (specifying > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt). Just one user’s two cents worth… It’s not just i386/amd64. A PowerPC Macintosh would be another example. Any arch that can install with a console that supports switching between screens with “<alt>-Fn” does not benefit from having screen be default. It’s only when one is installing from a serial console (i.e. non-video) that it would be useful to have screen be the default. Personally, I’d rather have the ability to specify DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt when I need it, and have the default be to not have it. Even better would be to request it at the “Load installer components from CD” stage, analogous to “network-console: Continue installation remotely using SSH”, but I don’t know if that’s possible. Enjoy! Rick
