Another point worth mentioning is that while ben79 and Blackcrack may
like the full featured Drakx installer that doesn't necessarily mean a
majority or users do. It is possible that a majority or users prefer a
simple installer. Many people find having to many decisions to be
irritating or intimidating. This was a major point of Rosa folks when
2011 was in development, supposedly supported by market surveys they had
done.
Ben Bullard
ben79
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OpenMandriva-QA Team
On 09/03/2015 04:08 PM, Ben Bullard wrote:
IMHO the Drakx installer was/is one of the best Linux installers ever.
Maybe the best. OpenSuse installer is pretty good as well. Anaconda
started out as a good installer but Fedora managed to make it
progressively worse, also IMHO. Where is the source .rpm or code for
the Drakx installer? Who uses it today? Does Mageia still use it?
PCLINUXOS? What language is it written in? Does OpenMandriva have any
developers that know how to make it work? My understanding is that to
use it today it would need to be completely rewritten in some other
language. Is that correct? Would there be a possibility to expand
Calamares to have the functionality of Drakx installer?
Blackcrack I, too, wish we could have Drakx installer but it is
probably more realistic to hope for a boot.iso that would install from
Internet or hard drive like Mandriva also used to have. And if we are
able to come up with such will it be possible for user to select
Plasma5, LXQt, Other Desktop, or minimal install? Is there a way to do
it so user can select individual packages as well as select desktop
choice?
Maybe another way to approach this is to ask what about current
installers is lacking. To me it is ability to select desktop and to
select/unselect individual packages. We also used to be able to select
whether to do a Server or Desktop (Workstation) install. That would
make OpenMandriva unique if we could do these things as most (but not
all) installers today won't do this.
What won't work is to try to go backwards to an installer whose
authors aren't around any longer. Or if they are they where are they
and would they help OpenMandriva?
Ben Bullard
ben79
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OpenMandriva-QA Team
On 09/03/2015 02:32 PM, Blackcrack wrote:
Hi Peoples,
i have thing, we should not take easy screenshoot's,
well i have made videos of the install from our Mandrakelinux
and Mandriva linux from the DrakX installer and custom install,
what's on this place it is maybe more interesting..
http://www.blackysgate.de/files/folder-root/Mandriva-install-movies
what it is also interresting.. what i had not able to handle it, the
online install,
i have try different versions of outdatet Distriebutions with the
boot.iso,
it has nomore works..
1. the headserver from Mandriva it's gone (naturally )
2. i have try offten to type manual the ftp's in, had also not really
works ..
and then to become finish, did i have easy make the movies from the
installprozedure, what's on this point for itkcha more interesting it
is..
for make it able to have an custom installation like it is/was in
Mandrake
and Mandriva Standart and also in Bernie Lomax ! The last
Distriebution 2012 of Mandriva.
the 2011 installer was really the last crap in my opinion and it's
right,
on the 2011 it is the installer include where it used by our first
version..
and it was an fail to change the installer.. ... ... holy ..
how ever, i wish you all many fun by view the movies :)
http://www.blackysgate.de/files/folder-root/Mandriva-install-movies
(in firefox should it works without download ;) )
but you are can download it too :)
best regards your
Blacky
:))
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