søn, 21.11.2004 kl. 03.53 skrev Michael A. Peters: > On 11/20/2004 04:12:20 PM, joelbryan wrote: > > Here are the list I believe should be asked in Firstboot. > > > > 1. Printers & Scanners > > 2. Network ISP's for PPPoe (DSL, Broadband) > > 3. Up2Date Software Updates > > 4. Login Preferences (Facebrowser, Network Login) > > My opinions > > Printers and Scanners should be done the way are done now - kudzu > detects them if they are directly connected, administrative tool front > end to cups from within the menu system. First boot is the first > impression a user has after install - and setting up printers/scanners > is a fragile matter, firstboot should go smooth to install confidence > in the user. > Kudzu and printers.. Ever had a paralell printer connected to a fedora box, which is often switched on/off? That is a pain in the ass. If the printer is disconnected, kudzu will whine about it being removed... > Network ISP's for PPPoE - yes, set that up during firstboot, either > there or in Anaconda. > > Software updates should not be done in first boot, once they have > booted, if they have network - the throbbing red ! is indication that > action is required. Doesn't need to be in first boot. > > Login preferences - gdm can be easily configured once you've booted. > > -=- > > What I _do_ want to see added to first boot - > > if there isn't a mail alias for root, ask the user who should get > root's mail, create the alias, and run newaliases. >