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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-11-28 21:30:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-11-28 21:30:52 +0000 |
| commit | 96f6ecc165940ef5897d10cd7e962fb44108348d (patch) | |
| tree | 62de99fb2a1db96a0c3914e8730fbbac3fd8aa97 /en/using-d-i | |
| parent | 6360b5ac58fd3534e035845c67b69bb4f82ed367 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-96f6ecc165940ef5897d10cd7e962fb44108348d.zip | |
* Explain usage of "owner" prefix when setting values for debconf variables
intended for the target system at the boot prompt.
* Give some examples of preseeding questions from the boot prompt.
* Document how to install the KDE desktop environment instead of GNOME.
* Don't list unsupported frontends in boot parameters section.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/using-d-i')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml | 32 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml index 372788c2b..d9c57383f 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml @@ -47,24 +47,38 @@ un-select the tasks. You can even opt to install no tasks at all at this point. </para> <note><para> -The <quote>Desktop environment</quote> task will install the Gnome desktop +The <quote>Desktop environment</quote> task will install the GNOME desktop environment. The options offered by the installer currently do not allow to -select a different desktop environment like for example KDE. +select a different desktop environment such as for example KDE. </para><para> -It is however possible to get the installer to install KDE by using preseeding +It is possible to get the installer to install KDE by using preseeding (see <xref linkend="preseed-pkgsel"/>) or by adding -<literal>tasksel/first=kde-desktop</literal> at the boot prompt when starting -the installer. +<literal>tasks="standard, kde-desktop"</literal> at the boot prompt +when starting the installer. However, this will only work if the packages +needed for KDE are actually available. If you are installing using a full +CD image, they will need to be downloaded from a mirror as KDE packages are +not included on the first full CD; installing KDE this way should work fine +if you are using a DVD image or any other installation method. + +</para><para> + +The various server tasks will install software roughly as follows. +DNS server: <classname>bind9</classname>; +File server: <classname>samba</classname>, <classname>nfs</classname>; +Mail server: <classname>exim4</classname>, <classname>spamassassin</classname>, +<classname>uw-imap</classname>; +Print server: <classname>cups</classname>; +SQL server: <classname>postgresql</classname>; +Web server: <classname>apache</classname>. </para></note> <para> -Once you've selected your tasks, select -<guibutton>Ok</guibutton>. At this point, -<command>aptitude</command> will install the packages you've -selected. +Once you've selected your tasks, select <guibutton>Ok</guibutton>. At this +point, <command>aptitude</command> will install the packages that are part +of the tasks you've selected. </para> <note><para> |