[Gllug] Debian

[will]

Doug Winter wrote:
> On Mon 20 Oct will wrote:
> 
>>Yes and no, I have the latest version on CD, but have never installed 
>>using it.  I can actually use the Debian installer, I just think it is 
>>'orrible.
> 
> I hear this a lot, but I must admit I can't see any problems with the
> Debian installer.  It partitions a disk.  It puts Linux on it.  What
> more do you want?

OK, from a purely functional point of view it works, there isn't a 
problem with it from that point of view, I didn't say it didn't work.

What more do I want?  Well, a GUI option would be nice, maybe with a 
visual disk partitioner like Mandrake has (had?)[0] aswell.  Progress 
bars and flying penguins.  Instead of the bit where you select kernel 
modules there could be some sort of 'it looks like you want these 
modules' option, also allowing you to do it manually.

There, features added that would make the install process easier without 
  removing power in the process.

Will.



[0]This was very cool, don't know if they still have it.  You got a tab 
per disk and the partitions on each disk were immediatly obvious.  You 
could set up raid accross disks by pointing and clicking.  Maybe more 
functionality now.


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