Re: version 0.3 of the Gentoo Linux Installer

Norman Rie=DF wrote:
> Hello
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> Great Installer. I tried it right after i finished downloading the 2006=
.0.
> But i have a question though. I recognized that the use flags are set t=
o=20
> "X" and "Gnome" (and so on) by default.
> Later in the "Extra Packages" screen you can choose other  desktop=20
> environments or perhaps no x at all.
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> Would it not be nice, if the flags are set after you choose your deskto=
p=20
> environment or the other packages?
> If one chooses KDE as desktop the useflag could switch from gnome to=20
> kde. If no x11 is chosen, the flag isn=B4t set so "+X" either.

This is the same as doing an install by hand.

> Same thing on the "Startup Services". I can choose some daemons to star=
t=20
> up, that are not even installed. I find this a little disturbing.

Well, it's not possible to know services will be available beforehand, so=
 we=20
just give you a bunch of common options (along with adding custom ones in=
 the=20
future). Ones that don't exist will be ignored during the install.

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Andrew Gaffney                            http://dev.gentoo.org/~agaffney=
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Gentoo Linux Developer                                   Installer Projec=
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