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[Duane Malcolm <d.malcolm AT auckland.ac.nz>]

Karsten Behrmann wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:13:23 +1200, Duane Malcolm wrote:

> > 4) When I rebooted it got to loading "sysklogd" and it stalled for about 
> > 5 minutes, faied and then tried to load it a second time which then 
> > succceeded. I'm wondering why do we need a logging system as a default, 
> > should the default be "none" and is it necessary to configure the 
> > logging system at during thet install cd?
>
> Got a point... I guess a syslog is a requirement most people have for a
> box, as it eases debugging problems by a lot...
Ahh, but soon there won't be any bugs in there ;) Then the default 
should be none.

> > I think the new install is more intuitive, but I do wonder if there 
> > could be a quick install option,  where you mount your partitions, set 
> > the timezone, set your bootloader, and the rest is defaulted and 
> > installed. Then you reboot and configure the rest. I've noticed the 
> > optimization stage is not a requirement. I would really like it if I 
> > could setup my install in 1 minute and install sourcemage less than five 
> > minutes, which is possible I think (on my pc).
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. That would indeed be an interesting option.
> However, I wonder if it might not end up in a crude hack of code in
> the installer. Could you file an enhancement bug on this if you like?
Will do.