Hello,
Mathieu Othacehe skribis:
> I think switching to a DE based installer could:
>
> * Allow the user to browse for some questions or contact #guix while in
> the installation process.
>
> * Bring better control of network connection, with a dedicated tool such
> as NetworkManager
Mathieu Othacehe writes:
> A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
> image starting a desktop-environment by default. The attached patch
> modifies the installation image so that it starts a GNOME session. The
> installer is then automatically started, inside a
Hello Florian,
> I suppose keyboard input method (IME) support is a reason why someone
> might wish to use an Xorg-based installer. Are there other reasons?
> What are the reasons for a real desktop environment; is the goal to
> offer a live image? Previously I would have thought a virtual
Hello Tobias and Jonathan,
> Are you, for example, able to connect to a Wi-Fi network the Gnome way (not
> using the installer), without a Gnome authentication dialogue popping up that
> doesn't understand the notion of ‘no password’? I had to open a terminal and
> ‘passwd’ myself out of that
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 09:20:36AM +0200, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> I think switching to a DE based installer could
Every reason you list is a good reason.
> * Allow the user to browse for some questions or contact #guix while in
> the installation process.
Hmm what I don’t like about
dftxbs3e writes:
> On 5/12/20 9:09 AM, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
>> Errr... Sorry, I was distracted yesterday, the NLNet grant is actually
>> for a graphical _package manager_, not an installer! :p
>>
>> That said, I'm interested in helping with it too! :)
>>
>
> Really?! We have that??
On 5/12/20 9:09 AM, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> Errr... Sorry, I was distracted yesterday, the NLNet grant is actually
> for a graphical _package manager_, not an installer! :p
>
> That said, I'm interested in helping with it too! :)
>
Really?! We have that?? Wonderful!! That would be the YaST
On AP 22.02.1399 17:57, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
Hello,
A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
image starting a desktop-environment by default. The attached patch
modifies the installation image so that it starts a GNOME session. The
installer is then automatically
Pierre Neidhardt writes:
> Errr... Sorry, I was distracted yesterday, the NLNet grant is actually
> for a graphical _package manager_, not an installer! :p
>
> That said, I'm interested in helping with it too! :)
Still awesome :)
I'm looking forward to seeing your work evolve! :)
- Chris
On 5/12/20 8:10 AM, dftxbs3e wrote:
>
> I was thinking that designing a good TUI installer would be sufficient,
> I find the latest Subiquity Ubuntu installer very beautiful and great!
>
> Have a look: https://invidio.us/watch?v=Glyj4BjAhME
>
> Git: https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/subiquity
>
On 5/11/20 3:27 PM, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
> image starting a desktop-environment by default. The attached patch
> modifies the installation image so that it starts a GNOME session. The
> installer is then
raingloom writes:
> Can the TUI installer be used with a screen reader? AFAIK it can't but
> I'd love to be proven wrong.
I was just thinking about accessibility in Guix recently. I was
wondering something similar.
> Anyway, there are also other accessibility options that are useful. High
>
On Mon, 11 May 2020 18:29:09 +0200
"pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 03:27:29PM +0200, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> > A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
> > image starting a desktop-environment by default. […]
>
> Thank you for
Pierre Neidhardt writes:
> Nice!
>
> I'm planning to work on a probably-GTK graphical installer as part of
> the NLNet grant I've received in the coming month. Let's keep in touch!
>
> Let's get started with a simple question: guile-gi or g-golf?
This is awesome!
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 09:50:57PM +0200, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> I'm planning to work on a probably-GTK graphical installer as part of
> the NLNet grant I've received in the coming month. Let's keep in touch!
Congratulations!
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Nice!
I'm planning to work on a probably-GTK graphical installer as part of
the NLNet grant I've received in the coming month. Let's keep in touch!
Let's get started with a simple question: guile-gi or g-golf?
--
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/
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On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 03:27:29PM +0200, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
> image starting a desktop-environment by default. […]
Thank you for investigating.
I suppose keyboard input method (IME) support is a reason why someone
might
Mathieu, Jonathan,
A truly graphical installer would be glorious. Exploring it was
what led to the quick & dirty zisofs patch.
Like you I was able to get a surprisingly working Gnome desktop,
but it was very rough at the edges. (However my compressed images
were closer to 1.4 GiB than
On 11/05/2020 15:27, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> A way to move forward with the installer could be to propose an ISO
> image starting a desktop-environment by default. The attached patch
> modifies the installation image so that it starts a GNOME session. The
> installer is then automatically
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