Feature changed by: Sebastian Ha (SebastianHa) Feature #312921, revision 2 Title: Install extra packages from customizable list during setup openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Sebastian Ha (sebastianha) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I am not the person who does distro upgrades because I like to have a fresh system when a new version is out. I have a seperate home partition, so I only have to install the system and mount my home. After setup there is always the same procedure: I have to reinstall all the software which I use at my daily work and which not has been installed during setup. So I have a txt-file with a list and install every package manually. This is stupid work and often I forget - something and notice is later. That is annoying. It would be very - comfortable to have a list of package that will be available after - setup. Regardles if the package is installed by default or not the - installer takes a look at this list and installs every package which is - not installed. This list is provided by the user during the setup - process by an url, usb-stick, local file or whatever. It is a very - simple format e.g. just one package name per line. So everyone can - manage a list of personal wanted packages and the setup process takes - care that these packages are installes when the system starts for the - first time. This way a user can manage a personal list but it could - also be possible to build up a community with pre-configured lists. So - I can choose the "java-developer" list from a community member and will - have everything available to start coding right after setup. With a - flexible community system lists could be combined. + something and notice is later. That is annoying. + It would be very comfortable to have a list of package that will be + available after setup. Regardles if the package is installed by default + or not the installer takes a look at this list and installs every + package which is not installed. + This list is provided by the user during the setup process by an url, + usb-stick, local file or whatever. It is a very simple format e.g. just + one package name per line. So everyone can manage a list of personal + wanted packages and the setup process takes care that these packages + are installes when the system starts for the first time. + This way a user can manage a personal list but it could also be + possible to build up a community with pre-configured lists. So I can + choose the "java-developer" list from a community member and will have + everything available to start coding right after setup. With a flexible + community system lists could be combined. It would be very nice to have this feature in openSUSE and in my oppinion it should not that hard to implement this in the current installer. Use Case: A user wants to update to the latest distro version and wants a fresh - install. The user has a list of programs / packages he works with. The - list will be downloaded from the web / cloud during setup. After - installing the main packages every package on the list will be + install. + The user has a list of programs / packages he works with. + The list will be downloaded from the web / cloud during setup. + After installing the main packages every package on the list will be installes if not done already. The user has a system which can be used for his daily work right after the first start. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It makes the life easier and should not be that hard to implement. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312921