On 06/08/2012 10:53 AM, John Cooper wrote:
> I have updated the image I created for Raspberry Pi's to include a desktop,
> and also to fix up a few things that arose with the original version.
>
> A revised write-up and the new downloadable SD card image is here:
>
> http://opensource.wrenhill.com/?p=123
>
> Changes include:
> ----------------
> Fixed initial eth0 initialisation
> Added desktop
> Fixed /etc/fstab
> Included /usr/bin/rpi-update
> Improved logging
> Set Language
> Set Timezone
> Set Keyboard
> Initialised Sound module
> Initialised time setting for Raspberry Pi?s lack of RTC

Thanks John, great work. One small point, though - should there really 
be desktop in the default rootfs? It is easily installable using yum yet 
enlarges the rootfs by a lot. My view is that the rootfs should be as 
minimalist as possible - just enough to get the basic system running to 
the point where you can yum install whatever else you might need.

In case of an image intended for WiFi devices I can see the appeal of 
having a desktop environment (nm-applet is a lot more intuitive than the 
CLI input required to get WiFi up and running), but AFAIK R-Pi has no WiFi.

Thoughts?

Gordan

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