[CLUE-Tech] The new debian installer

[Nate Duehr]

Collins Richey wrote:

>
>IMO, the easiest way to get Debian installed is to get a Knoppix CD and
>follow the Install-to-Disk procedure (google for that). Then follow
>Timothy's recommendations. I had no problem with that a year and a half
>ago. System worked fine.
>
>Any attempt to use standard Debian installers is apt (pun intended) to
>lead to weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
>  
>

Of course, if anyone would volunteer to figure out why the Knoppix 
installer does such a great job on i386 platforms and help the Debian 
install creators figure out a way to cleanly get those i386-specific 
tools into the mainline installer without breaking all the other 
platforms, it's probably be well-appreciated by thousands of users the 
world-over. 

The new installer is very modular, but there are not enough people 
working on it to do much more than support all the platforms evenly.  
Volunteerism is at an all-time low and has been for years for the 
installation software, and it shows.

Nate Duehr, nate at natetech.com