Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:48 -0800 From: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE Available Message-ID: <20080302010048.5n293u9tic8cwww8@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <1204381259.93575.15.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> References: <1204151575.84335.3.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <1204310983.47c853c70577d@imp.free.fr> <47C89B18.8010803@infracaninophile.co.uk> <1BBD0D48B63AE41DF673F6C4@[10.110.3.211]> <1204381259.93575.15.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu>
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Quoting Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>: > > On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 19:18 -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> Another approach might be to make one cd the "desktop install" cd, >> including all of the apps commonly used to install the desktop (xorg, kde, >> gnome, etc.) > > This is already in place, as best I can. X.org is on disc1 (on purpose > since it's something you can select in the "Distributions" section > before even getting to the "Do you want to browse packages?" menu), > while Gnome and KDE are both on disc2. If you select "All" in the > distributions section it will install X.org during the initial install > phase. If you then install only KDE and/or Gnome it will only ask for > disc2 once you get past the package selection. The combination of KDE > and Gnome basically fill even the newer 700Mb target media sizes so for > it to get any better sysinstall needs to be made smarter. > >> It does seem to me that some work in this area would pay dividends. > > I am definitely not arguing that point, lots can be done here. If you ask me, kernel developer &| server install should be on disc1, and desktop^*$ should go on disc99. FreeBSD ...the power to serve. ----------------^^^^^ --Chris H > > -- > Ken Smith > - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu > there, funny things are everywhere. | > - Theodore Geisel | > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)
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