On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 07:58:36PM +0200, lee wrote: > Jon Dowland <j...@debian.org> writes: > > > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative > > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already > > installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address > > the request. > > It requires you to have a computer you can connect to, and it is exactly > the need to have another working computer before installing Debian on > one which I would like to see eliminated.
I see. Is this a genuine need, or a hypothetical one? In my experience, the kind of people who might desire a working environment during an install are the types of "power" users likely to have a few machines lying around. Personally, I think you should just finish the install and use the machine you're installing to. A perfect excuse to go and read a book for 10 minutes or so. > Or can I connect to yours any time I might need to? Can I put software on > some storage media like a CD or DVD with that without having to come around > to pick it up? Of course you couldn't. > In case I do have another working computer, I don't need ssh to connect to > it. It's easier for me to use it directly. That rules out access to a remote server such as a VPS. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120920124435.GC17882@debian
