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Thu 01/19/06 at 02:04, comment #3: I really like ams' ideas. >> Use GNU now -- Just boot into the LiveCD. I think it would be important to have a fully featured LiveCD to play with for those wishing to play with the system before installing it--also, for some this could serve as a diagnostic and recovery tool. For the LiveCD, I think it would be nifty if we could make it possible to have X on there too. >> If this was in X, I think the there could be a pretty little menu on the left side that is a tree, where you more or less get the above. I think it would be best to keep it simple as possible at first and to only have an ncurses installer. Perhaps at a later time we could offer the option of an X installer. It would be fantastic if we had a very simple-worded and straight forward installer that even a monkey could use. Of course, I'm in support of having a more customized advanced option for installation. Further, though more design-oriented, I think it would be nifty if we made the installer scriptable, per ams' idea. I mean, have some sort of script file that could be used for any installer; this way we don't need to have the installation functions changed in the installer source. Moreover, if we ever go for an X installer, we would not have to make functionality changes to both the X and ncurses installers. So, these are my thoughts. What does everyone else think? Fri 12/30/05 at 20:06, comment #2: I like this. GUI-wise I think the installer should hide many of these details from the user. It should look something like this I think (each item would be in a new window unless otherwise noted): Pick Language (if X, a list of languages wtih flags and stuff) -- This would change the locale, keyboard and the default language output. Use GNU now -- Just boot into the LiveCD. Install GNU Network (automatic/DHCP, or manual) Install -- This should take into account all options previously set, in either the Advanced section, or in this one. It should then simply execute whatever was set. In short: This should be a destructive operation, and NO other options change ANYTHING on the disk. The default should be automatic partitioning when it comes to partition the disk. Advanced (in the same window as `Install GNU') Partition (should update fstab automaticlly, could even be done on bootup in the init scripts, already done for livecd I think) ... More stuff. If this was in X, I think the there could be a pretty little menu on the left side that is a tree, where you more or less get the above. Well, those are my thoughts on this. Mon 08/29/05 at 02:57, comment #1: I have a idea to the 'GNU System Installer' 1. Loads the cd and open Grub § Here the user will find some boot options like we have on GNU+Linux systems. 2. Booting Hurd (task #4484) 3. The 'Installer Manager' will be runned by the init scripts § It will be a program that reads from a guile conf what modules and in what sequence they will be runned. § This group of modules + the 'Intaller Manager' will be the 'GNU System Installer' § My idea is create modules that are 100% independent of the others, but, if necessary, we could use some System Variables to pass some information. 4. The 'Wellcome Module' a) The user will have a list of supported locales b) The user will have a list of keyboards (does hurd support more than 1 keymap) c) A wellcome message 5. The 'Partition Module' a) Give some information to the user about partitioning b) A _GOOD_ frontend to GNU Parted, with options like "Auto Partition", that will use the free space of the HD to create the hurd partitions. c) A screen where people will format their partitions 6. The 'Basesystem Installer Module' a) Now, users will decide what partition will be '/', what partition will be '/home'... The module can suggest what partition will be used to '/' and 'swap', for example. b) Uncompress the Base c) Uncompress basic packages and install them (task #4491) 7. The 'Configure Module' a) Configure ´fstab´ b) Change root password c) Configure some translators d) Configure GRUB e) ... 8. The 'Goodbye Module' a) A good bye message b) open the CD device c) reboot the system. Leonardo Lopes Pereira <leonardo_lopes> _______________________________________________ gnu-system-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss
