https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=270443 Summary: Simplify the yast2 inst_source configuration Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Alpha 3 Platform: x86 OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: casualprogrammer@yahoo.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com While Bug 265579 is a step in the right direction, I think setting up sources can be simplified further. I always had ( and still have ) a hard time setting sources up for Linuxes, openSuSE being no exception. As you usually need this information when you start with a distribution for the first time it can become a major obstacle for newcomers. As far as I can see there are two general sources to begin with: CD/DVD ( which is clearly one source ) and Internet. Both could be integrated in the process to begin with. For a normal installation this is the case, as CD/DVD is entered as source from the boot process, but if you skip the relevant step in the installation process ( either willingly, because you say "later" or unwillingly, because you have no internet access when doing installation, then you are left without the slightest hint as to where possible sources are located. As I know know, all fun starts from: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/ and then diverts into - [DIR] 10.2/ 07-Dec-2006 08:03 - [DIR] 10.3-Alpha2/ 14-Mar-2007 15:52 - [DIR] 10.3-Alpha3/ 11-Apr-2007 18:58 - [DIR] SL-10.0-OSS/ 20-Jan-2006 14:29 - [DIR] SL-10.1/ 13-Oct-2006 19:34 - [DIR] SL-Factory-non-oss/ 01-May-2007 22:40 - [DIR] SL-OSS-factory-debug/ 01-May-2007 22:51 - [DIR] SL-OSS-factory/ 01-May-2007 22:04 - [DIR] openSUSE-current/ 14-Mar-2007 15:52 - [DIR] openSUSE-stable/ As distribution of incoming requests to available mirrors is done automatically these days, it should be possible to offer a drop down list of the above sources to chose from. Likewise it would be a major breakthrough if other sources of interest would be offered as well e.g. http://software.opensuse.org/download/ ftp://packman.links2linux.de/pub/packman/MIRRORS The choices on the "Media Type" menu could then be reduced to "Scan using SLP" and "Specify URL..." as all the other choices are really to be specified via a URL anyway. Especially people used to Windows will appreciate that. As you may know ( or not ) in Windows it's pretty irrelevant whether you enter a PATH or URL in Explorer ( Nautilus ) or Internet Explorer ( Firefox ), so this would make life a lot easier for people coming from the Windows world. If all automation fails there could be a decision tree offered to the user leading them conveniently to the desired result. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.