Moinak Ghosh wrote:
>    This is a base image transfer from livecd to disk subsequent to which one
>    can use a package manager to install additional packages. So package
>    selection does not fall within the scope. It will be redundant.
>   
Do you mean by base image 'all the stuff that is on the live CD' or 
'just enough to
get going and run the graphical package manager and some console windows'?
(And I guess an sshd server)

>> I like the installers that have a pane that shows me the steps, and a tabbed
>> structure
>> that allows me to jump around.
>>     
>    Good suggestion. A status box should keep updating the list of steps
>    to be performed.
>   
That's actually not quite what I meant: selection of the target drive, 
configuration of DHCP,
configuration of the system time zone and country mappings, and 
configuration of the
initial user - these are all orthogonal. There is no reason to have to 
progress through them
in an given order. They have to be presented in *some* order with a 
'next' button, but
if I decide I made a mistake or want to review I should be able to flip 
back to the page
I was on by selecting a tab.


>    You are talking about Jumpstart kind of things. We might be able to utilize
>    a modified kickstart or Spacewalk (https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/)
>    to provide automated provisioning solutions.
>   
I'm not necessarily talking about something completely automated, just 
something that will
let me repeat what I did again, and/or document the installation.

James

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