Andrew Vogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, 31 May 2000 13:20:59 +0200, you wrote:
>
> >BS''D
> >
> >I would like to make some comments, or better, formulate some
> >personal wishes for a future Mandrake Distro (as once asked by
> >Guillaume):
> >
> >INSTALLING PROCESS:
> >
> > It would be nice to have the following features:
> >
> > o the possibility to save a configuration after having
> > selected all the packages one wishes to install
> > and, vice versa, the possibility to load an own
> > configuration from a floppy to make a duplicate/iterated
> > installation easier
> > (German HeulSuSE for example has these features with "YaST")
> >
> I COMPLETELY and whole-heartedly agree with this request! A button at the
> beginning of the install that asks if you'd like to load a settings file
> (auto_inst.cfg.pl, perhaps?) and then another button at the end of the
> install that asks if you'd like to save the session settings.
i posted this a few time ago:
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you should be able to do this already. The thing to use is defcfg. If you boot
with "linux defcfg=floppy" given to syslinux. And put file auto_inst.cfg.pl on
fat floppy with:
$o = { default_packages => [ qw(
lftp urpmi
icewm emacs-X11
)] };
then at install, you'll have these packages selected by default. Select the
minimum amount of package and you'll get the default_packages anyway (choose
expert to be able to select a barest minimum)
PS: defcfg is much more powerfull than just selecting packages :)
(see mandrake.com/drakx/auto_inst.html for more about auto_inst.cfg)
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maybe i should add a dialog box in case of defcfg that asks:
The following packages are selected, want to choose more?
lftp, urpmi, icewm...
Yes No
