On 2018-12-15 19:13, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:37:36 +0100
> KatolaZ <katolaz@???> wrote:
>
>
>> it would be probably good to have a simple webpage for Devuan
>> newcomers that asks a couple of questions about the user
>> intentions/use-case and suggests the most appropriate install image
>> to use among the available ones.
>
> Nice! Better yet, put it on the download page right above all the
> install image links, so the user doesn't need to search things he
> doesn't know exist.
>

It is already in process and that's the first place I thought of. There
will be links to it scattered in other places, of course.

>
>> If anybody is wondering "how can I help Devuan" and is ready to do
>> something concrete in that direction, putting together such a simple
>> webpage would be a valuable contribution. Discussions are good and can
>> be entertaining sometimes, but actions are the only way to improve
>> things.
>
> Let me get things started right here, where we can all collaborate...
>
> If you want something that's simple, "just works", and keeps hassle to
> an absolute minimum, choose the Xfce installer. The Xfce installer is
> also great for the less technical among us.
>
> If you want a very lightweight computer, choose the LXDE (or is it
> lxqt?) installer.
>
> If you want to get *something* installed quickly, or if the graphical
> installs give you trouble, choose the network installer. Once that's
> installed, log in as root and type enhance_installation.sh to choose
> and install the software you need. The enhance_installation.sh program
> will explain all the major software additions, and in what cases you
> might need them.
>
> If you want to get geeky with it and do a chroot install, use the
> debootstrap installer.
>

Thanks. It's not quite that simple but that's more or less where it's
already going. No need to mention chroot etc. because those who know
what that means do not need guidance. The page it going to target those
coming from distros that are more "automatic" and shield users from
technical interaction and those coming to Linux for the first time.
There will be some step-by-step visuals with screenshots available at a
click too.

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> SteveT
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