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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2014-11-30 19:26:24 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2014-11-30 19:26:24 +0000 |
| commit | 2784d4b0784468eea343ce55bbd7559768c68480 (patch) | |
| tree | 465f467be82a06cbc342920b526a0b78a19351e8 | |
| parent | 9f0782875b2f804645d7b34e2e3ea4158e31d541 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-2784d4b0784468eea343ce55bbd7559768c68480.zip | |
It is now possible to choose the installed desktop, and the default is now Gnome on x86.
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml | 26 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 85a87c23b..8a0913544 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ installation-guide (201409xx) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium * Update preseeding of desktops and list of desktops. * Add arm64 and ppc64el manual builds. * Update tasks installation sizes. + * It is now possible to choose the installed desktop, and the default is now + Gnome on x86. -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:24:16 +0200 diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml index 2882be26a..f544f601c 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml @@ -60,28 +60,10 @@ desktop environment. </para><para> -By default, &d-i; installs the Xfce desktop environment. -It is not possible to interactively select a different desktop -environment during the installation, however, it <emphasis>is</emphasis> -possible to have the installer install a different desktop environment -by using preseeding (see <xref linkend="preseed-pkgsel"/>) or by -adding the parameter -<literal>desktop=name_of_the_desktop_environment</literal> -at the boot prompt when starting the installer. Possible variants -in this case are <literal>desktop=gnome</literal>, -<literal>desktop=kde</literal>, <literal>desktop=lxde</literal> or -<literal>desktop=xfce</literal>. - -</para><para arch="x86"> - -If you use the special GNOME-, KDE- or LXDE-variant of the first -CD in the full CD set, the installer installs the respective desktop -environment instead of the default. - -Some CD images (netinst and DVD) also allow selection of -the desired desktop environment from the graphical boot menu. Select the -<quote>Advanced options</quote> option in the main menu and look for -<quote>Alternative desktop environments</quote>. +By default, &d-i; installs the <phrase arch="x86">Gnome</phrase> +<phrase arch="non-x86">Xfce</phrase> desktop environment. +It is possible to interactively select a different desktop +environment during the installation </para><para> |