-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lukas Ocilka napsal(a): | Marc Ensenbach wrote: |> Hello, |> |> I would like to suggest an enhancement of the partitioner. The dialog |> where you can select the type of installation (new/update/repair) should |> offer more options which then are interpreted by the partitioner. I |> would like to see something like |> |> ======== |> Installation type |> |> ( ) Install additionally to existing operating systems |> (without touching them) |> |> ( ) Modify [ComboBox with already installed Linux Versions |> on the machine] |> ( ) Install over the selected operating system |> (this will delete the selected operating system) |> ( ) Update selected Linux |> ( ) Repair selected Linux |> |> ( ) Set up a machine with one single operating system |> (this will delete all installed operating systems) |> ======== |> |> Any comments on this proposal? | | Yes, I have some... | | 1.) Where would you like to put "Add-On products"? | 2.) Where would you like to put "Automatic configuration"? | 3.) How would you like to deal with the fact that not all systems are | displayed for upgrade, some partitions are not visible unless u user | selects to "Show all partitions" (those partitions/systems that are | somehow invalid for the upgrade mechanism). I actually like the proposal - but not as a replacement for "Type of install", but as a replacement for "Partitioning" wizard in new installation, which is in many cases just plain old dumb. That would of course mean that "repair/upgrade" options would have to go out. Those are well covered by "Type of install" anyway - user should know in advance whether he wants to update or install fresh, and the upgrade dialog seems to work well enough. Actually, two options would be sufficient: ( ) Install in addition to existing operating system(s) - the default ( ) Replace an existing operating system - which would install over one selected partition (perhaps splitting it in two to have swap) Maybe a third one, "wipe everything and start from scratch", which would be automatically used if the disk is blank. Partitioner should also be more clever with handling "empty" partitions, ~ i.e. existing partitions which contain nothing (or "lost+found", "recycled", "system volume information", ".Trash" and friends), and primarily offer to wipe and format those. And if there is an existing partitioning scheme, it better not touch it, unless it has a good reason to. just some thoughts m. | | Additionally, probing disks and validating systems takes too much time | for every user to disturb with the delay. | | And I'm afraid the dialog is too complex to be understandable for the | first sight. | | It's not wrong trying to design new installation dialogs but you might | stop to think what exactly you want to solve? Isn't more helpful to | design new bullet-proof partitioner wizard dialogs depending on the | selected installation mode and the current disk state? | | There are several use cases but you can't cover them all by one superb | dialog (having the dialog understandable for all users, of course). | | * New installation | | * Disk is blank | (use the whole disk?) | (make a proposal/partition manually?) | | * Some other systems are already installed | (leave them all/remove them/remove some?) | | * Enough space for new installation | (make a proposal/partition manually?) | | * Disk is full | (make a proposal/resize manually/resize what?) | | * Upgrade | (which system?) | | Bye | Lukas | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkhFaFIACgkQjBrWA+AvBr8/8QCgsZQQih9Rw1ZUcFSsO69Kmmr1 6ggAn3yGTinC0bTRXm1GPrMCb3PoWSUN =XPf2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org