Re: Debconf and XFree86 X servers
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 01:09:21AM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [Please direct any XFree86-specific followup to debian-x.] On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 08:46:00AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: Yet another reasons for wanting to decouple installation and configuration is if some hardware company (such as VA^H^H Emperor Linux) wishes to ship Debian pre-installed on the system. In that case, installation happens at the factory, and not when the user receives it in his/her hot little hands. So they should just provide a setup.sh script that calls dpkg-reconfigure for relevant packages again. Otherwise just type in dpkg-reconfigure --all and spend hours configuring your system as much as you like. 1) Why did you follow-up to a message of mine, but not include *any* of my quoted text? 2) Why did you follow-up with a non-XFree86-specific message to debian-x? Please be more judicious in your use of your MUA. -- G. Branden Robinson| I suspect Linus wrote that in a Debian GNU/Linux | complicated way only to be able to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | have that comment in there. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Lars Wirzenius pgpOavO8WHD4D.pgp Description: PGP signature
Debconf and XFree86 X servers
[Please direct any XFree86-specific followup to debian-x.] On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 08:46:00AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: Yet another reasons for wanting to decouple installation and configuration is if some hardware company (such as VA^H^H Emperor Linux) wishes to ship Debian pre-installed on the system. In that case, installation happens at the factory, and not when the user receives it in his/her hot little hands. I think Debian's headed that direction. Changes of this nature are sometimes slow to reach maturity, though. As an example, I've mentally committed to ditching the current debconfage for the XFree86 X server packages in Debian, possibly replacing it with ucf(-ish) solution. But I haven't gotten around to doing it yet. It's probably safe to say that this item is on my priority list after: * 4.3.0-0pre1v1 released to experimental * xlibs/xbase-clients split/reorg (once settled, safe to release 4.3.0-1 to unstable) -- G. Branden Robinson|Any man who does not realize that Debian GNU/Linux |he is half an animal is only half a [EMAIL PROTECTED] |man. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |-- Thornton Wilder pgpzyJSUeRI5m.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debconf and XFree86 X servers
Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [Please direct any XFree86-specific followup to debian-x.] On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 08:46:00AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: Yet another reasons for wanting to decouple installation and configuration is if some hardware company (such as VA^H^H Emperor Linux) wishes to ship Debian pre-installed on the system. In that case, installation happens at the factory, and not when the user receives it in his/her hot little hands. So they should just provide a setup.sh script that calls dpkg-reconfigure for relevant packages again. Otherwise just type in dpkg-reconfigure --all and spend hours configuring your system as much as you like. MfG Goswin
