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Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer

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On Sun, 01/05/2025 10:20:19 PM, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi Holger,
> 
> Am Sun, Jan 05, 2025 at 07:45:45PM +0100 schrieb Holger Wansing:
> > We now reached the point, where all this can be seen/tested in the wild aka
> > via daily built images.
> > Please note, that the last relevant change did not reach testing yet, so you 
> > will have to install sid from a trixie daily build image, to test this.
> 
> Sounds really good
>  
> > The usual, good old tasksel dialog now has an additional entry at the bottom
> > "Choose a Debian blend for installation" (this is not chosen by default)
> > [blendsel_1.png].
> > 
> > If you choose this [blendsel_2.png], the blendsel dialog will appear after 
> > tasksel has done its work [blendsel_3.png].
> > 
> > 
> > So, the infrastructure is ready now, and I want to ask blend people for a
> > list of blends, that you want to be included in this mechanism.
> > I already came across the list in
> > <https://salsa.debian.org/blends-team/blends/-/blob/master/doc/en/04_existing_blends.xml?ref_type=heads>
> > Maybe that list could serve as template? 
> > Please provide a list at your choice.
> 
> Since not everybody is reading the Blends list I've added the relevant
> mailing lists in CC.  I personally confirm for
> 
>    Debian Med     and
>    Debian Science
> 
> > Also, if you would like to adapt the wording of the dialog, feel free to 
> > tell me.
> 
> Please spell Blend in
>   "Choose a Debian _b_lend for installation
> with upper case _B_ (its a noun).
>  
> In the Blends selection I would start the actual selection (third image) with the
> real Blend name like (and alphabetic ordering) and the "official" short description
> (which each Blend in CC should answer)
> 
>    Debian Astro
>    Debian Med (life sciences and medicine)
>    Debian Junior

Proposal:

 * Debian Junior (children and their guides)
 * Debian Junior (Debian for children and their guides)

For Debian Junior it would be nice to install the package
junior-desktop when the user selects "Debian Junior".

https://packages.debian.org/trixie/junior-desktop

>    Debian Science (various sciences)
> 
> Thanks again for working on this
>     Andreas.
> 
> -- 
> https://fam-tille.de
> 

-- 
Stefan

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Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> - 2025-01-05 22:30 +0100
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Stefan Kropp <stefan.kropp@posteo.de> - 2025-01-07 14:50 +0100
  Blends added to Debian installer - please register your Blend Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2025-01-08 08:50 +0100
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2025-01-14 22:30 +0100

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