Package: cdebconf-gtk-udeb
Severity: Normal
As "execute a shell", neither "configure base sytem" works using the GTK
frontend; so far i've explored two solutions for "Execute a shell"
broken menu item
1) developing a shell-gtk udeb that contains a gtk app that opens a
shell in a new window and that can be hidden/close when you click a
button or type "exit".
This can be done using the VTE terminal widget (also ZVT terminal widget
exists but is GTK 1.x based), but VTE requires GTK >=2.2 while we're
still on GTKDFB 2.0.9.
I've created some test apps that work correctly with GTKX 2.4.x / 2.6.x
/ 2.8.x but do crashe with GTKDFB 2.8.3 (i've heard that VTE works only
with GTKX but i'm not so sure about this).
2) Creating a new NOTE question that is displayed to the user when he
clicks on "Execute a shell".
This note should tell the user something like "Press ctrl+alt+f2 to
reach a shell and then press ctrl+alt+f6 to come back to the installer"
I think option 2 could be the best choiche to temporarily and quickly
fix the broken "execute a shell".
Attilio
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