calamares plans for debian 11

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winemaker
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calamares plans for debian 11

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https://jonathancarter.org/2019/10/17/c ... debian-11/
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Good news IMHO
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#3 Post by bigbenaugust »

but but but I I have the debian installer process in muscle memory at this point! ;)
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As long as I can achieve LUKS+LVM with XFS root filesystem easily enough, I'll be happy.
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#5 Post by gimbleguy »

Nice, I can't wait to see it on MXlinux
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I generally use the Debian net install iso. I've done it so many times I don't even have to think about the steps to install at this point. But recently used the Live Xfce Debian iso with Calamares. Was a very fast install and quite simple to do. The biggest shock for me was no root password. I'm not used to Debian without a separate root and user password, so the first time I updated I used su and it said I didn't have permission, or something like that, until I realized I needed to use sudo like with Ubuntu.
It is definitely a good move for new users to Debian. Using the non-free iso version really makes Debian simple to use out of the box alongside Calamares installer.
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gimbleguy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:40 am Nice, I can't wait to see it on MXlinux
Why? What does it offer what the current installer lacks?
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#8 Post by dolphin_oracle »

anticapitalista wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:56 pm
gimbleguy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:40 am Nice, I can't wait to see it on MXlinux
Why? What does it offer what the current installer lacks?
the inability to install from persistence. /sarcasm

we looked at calamares in the 17 series because we were interested in the guided partitioning setup. But we were going to have to write a whole module to support our live system.

naturally we stuck with our installer.
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The last time I looked at it, it also required loads of KDE 5 dependencies, which would have made our ISO at least a hundred MB larger for not much gain.
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#10 Post by winemaker »

i found the article today and posted it for the devs and oithers; but not taking any sides as such. i am most pleased with everything i have seen with mx 18.3 and also tthe 19rc1 from todya's instal on 2 thinkpads. having run debian and also ubuntu based stuff this is my first time i guess not with systemd. and no not starting anything along those lines. Just stating that i am happy mx 's init/sysvinit or is it svsvinit? whatever. I am a happy camper as they say!
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