From b6278c1d0a736c08f4a450ea9c1a1770f116e5fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karsten Merker Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 21:47:06 +0000 Subject: installation-guide: Reword the "Installing Additional Software" section to make it easier to change the default desktop environment in the installation guide. --- debian/changelog | 3 +++ en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml | 7 ------- en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index feb98a3e7..a60463d76 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ installation-guide (201312xx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Remove ia64 and s390 from the supported architecture list for Jessie. * Update several common entities for Jessie. + * Reword the "Installing Additional Software" section to make it + easier to change the default desktop environment in the installation + guide. -- Martin Michlmayr Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:20:37 +0000 diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml index 8d152db5d..40d2402e7 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml @@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ packages you may need from the Internet by using a mirror. The same goes for DVD sets: the first DVD, or maybe the first two DVDs will cover most needs. - - -A good rule of thumb is that for a regular desktop installation (using the -GNOME desktop environment) only the first three CDs are needed. For the -alternative desktop environments (KDE or Xfce), additional CDs are needed. -The first DVD easily covers all three desktop environments. - diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml index 6a12b13aa..2882be26a 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml @@ -55,22 +55,29 @@ to toggle selection of a task. -Unless you are using the special KDE or Xfce/LXDE CDs, the Desktop -environment task will install the GNOME desktop environment. +The Desktop environment task will install a graphical +desktop environment. -It is not possible to interactively select a different desktop during -the installation. However, it is possible to get &d-i; -to install a KDE desktop environment instead of GNOME by using preseeding -(see ) or by adding the parameter -desktop=kde at the boot prompt when starting the -installer. Alternatively the more lightweight Xfce and LXDE desktop -environments can be selected by using desktop=xfce or -desktop=lxde. +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 is +possible to have the installer install a different desktop environment +by using preseeding (see ) or by +adding the parameter +desktop=name_of_the_desktop_environment +at the boot prompt when starting the installer. Possible variants +in this case are desktop=gnome, +desktop=kde, desktop=lxde or +desktop=xfce. +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 Advanced options option in the main menu and look for @@ -78,12 +85,12 @@ the desired desktop environment from the graphical boot menu. Select the -Note that this will only work if the packages needed for the desired -desktop environment -are actually available. If you are installing using a single full CD image, -they will need to be downloaded from a mirror as most needed packages are -only included on later CDs; installing KDE, Xfce or LXDE this way should work -fine if you are using a DVD image or any other installation method. +Note that this will only work if the packages needed for the desired desktop +environment are actually available. If you are installing using a single +full CD image, they will possibly need to be downloaded from a network mirror as +some of the needed packages for your choice might only be included on later +CDs. Installing any of the available desktop environments this way should +work fine if you are using a DVD image or any other installation method. -- cgit v1.2.3