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Subject: Re: 6.1 new sysinstall country panel?
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"fbsd" <fbsd@a1poweruser.com> writes:

> While installing fresh virgin 6.1 from cdrom, the first thing 
> I get is a new panel asking for me to select the country I am from.
>
> What is the purpose of this new country selection screen?
> Why was it added to sysinstall in 6.1?

Looks like it selects a keyboard configuration.  Might be locale too,
but I can't find a connection there.

> How can I bypass selecting a country?

I suspect you could script it, like most of sysinstall.