Subject: [talin@twistd.org: Practical installation]
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From: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
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Date: 05/13/2003 19:12:38
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dag_Henrik_Fj=E6r?= <talin@twistd.org>
To: <grant@netbsd.org>
Subject: Practical installation
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 11:02:06 +0200
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Hi!
I've formerly used various linux distributions and FreeBSD/OpenBSD.
I guess you can say that I've been new to a lot of systems and I've=20
gone through a myriad of installations. At a first glance, I noticed two
minor things that I think the NetBSD installation lacks.=20
*
The partitioning program did not display the amount of free disk space.
It takes a small amount of time to calculate this yourself, but if you =
are
doing 50 installations in one day, it can get bothersome.
**
The keyboard layout you select during installation must be manually
set after the installation is complete. Making the installation set this
in /etc/wscons.conf would give new users an easier start. After the =
install,
most users are eager to explore their new system. This is hard when
you're handicapped by an unfamiliar keymap and your first encounter=20
with NetBSD will be a problem. Since this is something you do just once,
you might even have forgotten how to do it by the time you do your=20
second NetBSD installation.
Besides this, I think the NetBSD installation is great!
--
The NetBSD Project - www.netbsd.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Hi!<BR>I've formerly used =
various linux=20
distributions and FreeBSD/OpenBSD.<BR>I guess you can say that I've been =
new to=20
a lot of systems and I've <BR>gone through a myriad of installations. At =
a first=20
glance, I noticed two<BR>minor things that I think the NetBSD =
installation=20
lacks. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>*<BR>The partitioning program =
did not=20
display the amount of free disk space.<BR>It takes a small amount of =
time to=20
calculate this yourself, but if you are<BR>doing 50 installations in one =
day, it=20
can get bothersome.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>**<BR>The keyboard layout you =
select during=20
installation must be manually<BR>set after the installation is complete. =
Making=20
the installation set this<BR>in /etc/wscons.conf would give new users an =
easier=20
start. After the install,<BR>most users are eager to explore their new =
system.=20
This is hard when<BR>you're handicapped by an unfamiliar keymap and your =
first=20
encounter <BR>with NetBSD will be a problem. Since this is something you =
do just=20
once,<BR>you might even have forgotten how to do it by the time you do =
your=20
<BR>second NetBSD installation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Besides this, I think the =
NetBSD=20
installation is great!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Courier New">--<BR>The =
NetBSD Project -=20
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