clone 229271 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 reassign -1 lilo-installer retitle -1 Should use backup capability reassign -2 base-installer retitle -2 Please use a better granularity for progress bar update reassing -3 base-config retitle -3 Should offer possible removal of temporarily needed packages reassign -4 base-config retitle -4 Double space in sources.list after apt-setup reassign -5 base-config retitle -5 Contrib selected in apt-setup while user wasn't asked for it thanks
Please consider #229271 analysed (should we close installation-report bugs in such cases?) > 1. At "Installing base packages..." the progress bar stayed at 75% for > quite a while. I think this has been reported before, but I don't > think it's fixed yet. This PC isn't particularly slow, but it waited > there for quite a while. It would be nice to have a better update of > the progress bar. I stored the output of "ps aux" in a file in case > you don't know what's going on at 75%. I guess this belongs to base-installer bug -1 > > 2. One thing I'm not sure has been reported before is the LILO > installer only gave you the choice to "continue". There was no "go > back", which is a pity because I really wanted to install GRUB > instead. It seems that lilo-installer does not offer backup capability. I'll add this (this is among my skills.....:-))) bug -2 > > After the install: > > 3. Too many packages are installed. There is crap like eject which > I'll certainly never need. I understand you need this during d-i to > eject the CD, but please remove it right at the beginning of > base-config. This package doesn't have to be on every installation. > > Also, kernel-pcmcia-* & pcmcia-cs was installed even though this is a > PC without PCMCIA. Please only install this if PCMCIA is available. > > libopencdk8 & libgnutls7 was installed, even though nothing depends on > it? Also, ash was installed (along with dash), even though ash is > just a transition package for dash. > > ipchains was installed? *boggle* > > fdutils was installed (the PC doesn't have a floppy drive...). > > read-edid & mdetect: this should be removed after X configuration (or > are they needed to run X? I think they're only for configuration, > right). > > [I'm aware these are issues in base-config, debootstrap and probably > others. Please clone/reassign as appropriate.] Ditto. Only one bug report for all though maybe several are needed. bug -3 > > 4. A file /tmp-Xhack exists after install, which certainly shouldn't exist. lib/menu/pkgsel creates this file which should be cleaned in lib/menu/apt-get. I think this is a consequence of the loop you mention below. > > 5. There was a loop in base-config when setting up APT. I chose > "ftp", chose "enter information" (or what it's called), entered the > name and directory of a FTP Debian server, and when I pressed okay I > was back in the menu where I can choose between cdrom/http/ftp/etc. > It wouldn't let me continue... so I pressed "cancel". This bug is already known and fixed. > Also, the apt sources line said "main contrib" (two space, should be > one). And why is contrib in there anyway? This is because of this line in apt-setup: echo "deb $URI:$SEP$HOST$DIR $DIST main $NONFREE $CONTRIB" >> $tmpsources As $NONFREE is empty, we end up with a double space Bug -4 About contrib: if I properly read apt-setup, contrib is proposed at low priority when non-free is NOT chosen (the non-free choice has low priority and a default to "false"...this is why you didn't get non-free and even wasn't asked for it) and default is "false"......so, logically, you shouldn't have ended up with contrib.... This is maybe fixed, however (consequence of the loop?).... bug -5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]