On 16/07/2009, at 2:16 PM, Glynn Foster wrote: > > On 16/07/2009, at 11:49 AM, Shawn Walker wrote: > >> Jean McCormack wrote: >>> There are several issues with respect to the addition of software >>> selection >>> in the installer that need to be addressed. >> >> My first comment is to agree with Glynn, that I think this would be >> better handled as a first-boot task using Visual Panels or the >> packagemanager GUI itself somehow. Not only will that help keep >> the installer substantially simpler, but it would avoid some of the >> complexities that you're going to run into by trying to deal with >> this during install time. >> >> If you were producing a Live DVD that contained all of the >> software, it might make more sense, but providing functionality for >> network-based installs inside the installer seems like a needless >> duplication of functionality already provided by packagemanager or >> pkg(1). > > Just for the record, I was advocating adding some sort of package > selection (or group package selection) in the installer originally. > I think you make a good point though, that perhaps this may be a > better inclusion for a first-boot task. I can still see the > advantage of being able to selectively install part of a LiveCD, > LiveDVD or LiveUSB (which could easily handle an entire repo) - > those who may or may not want a desktop environment being a common > choice I think.
One exception for this *could* be additional drivers - you may want to install at install time, rather than first-boot. Glynn
