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authorHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2021-11-21 20:45:37 +0100
committerHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2021-11-21 20:45:37 +0100
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parent6d4cdeb006b90fad2ca0d1e8f388ded69ab06042 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-a5deb54b340cd24bbc81899efd1c1984c4339868.zip
Paragraph about graphical installer was not visible for some archs. Fixed the conditions. And since the graphical installer is the default for amd64 and i386 now, I moved some related info to the top of 'How the installer works' chapter, instead of having it hidden somewhere in the middle.
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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml
index 909fb7b60..4c5b91adc 100644
--- a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml
+++ b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,37 @@
<chapter id="d-i-intro"><title>Using the &debian; Installer</title>
<sect1><title>How the Installer Works</title>
-<para>
+
+<para arch="x86">
+
+For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
+graphical one and a character-based one. The graphical interface is
+used by default unless you select an <quote>Install</quote>
+option in the boot menu. For more information about the
+graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
+
+</para><para condition="arm-gtk">
+
+For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
+text-based one and a graphical one. The text-based interface is
+used by default unless you select an <quote>Graphical install</quote>
+option in the boot menu. For more information about the
+graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
+
+</para><para arch="powerpc">
+
+For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
+character-based one and a graphical one. The character-based interface is
+used by default unless you select the <quote>Graphical install</quote>
+option on purpose. For more information about the graphical installer, please
+refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
+
+</para><para condition="not-gtk">
+
+For this architecture the installer uses a character-based user interface.
+A graphical user interface is currently not available.
+
+</para><para>
The &debian; Installer consists of a number of special-purpose
components to perform each installation task. Each component performs
@@ -57,35 +87,6 @@ they are installed, you will need to start the installer in
the boot argument <userinput>priority=low</userinput>.
Expert mode gives you full control over &d-i;.
-</para><para condition="x86">
-
-For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
-graphical one and a character-based one. The graphical interface is
-used by default unless you select an <quote>Install</quote>
-option in the boot menu. For more information about the
-graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
-
-</para><para condition="arm-gtk">
-
-For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
-text-based one and a graphical one. The text-based interface is
-used by default unless you select an <quote>Graphical install</quote>
-option in the boot menu. For more information about the
-graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
-
-</para><para condition="powerpc">
-
-For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a
-character-based one and a graphical one. The character-based interface is
-used by default unless you select the <quote>Graphical install</quote>
-option on purpose. For more information about the graphical installer, please
-refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>.
-
-</para><para condition="not-gtk">
-
-For this architecture the installer uses a character-based user interface.
-A graphical user interface is currently not available.
-
</para><para>
In the character-based environment the use of a mouse is not supported.