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From: John Baldwin <jhb@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD Grafical Installation
In-Reply-To: <00fc01bff2b1$23d8b0c0$0200000a@danco> from "Dan O'Connor" at "Jul
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To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@mostgraveconcern.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:35:45 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, simara@mail.cyberlink.com.pe
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> >> Is there any FreeBSD graphical installation tool? besides the textual
> >> installation?
> >
> >None at the moment that I am aware of.
> >
> >> Any plans to develop one?
> >
> >Yes.  It's being worked on, but is not yet ready for testing, there are
> >no screenshots, etc.  We hope to have it ready for 5.0 release.
> 
> 
> Please, please, please, please don't make it's use mandatory!
> 
> Some of us appreciate FreeBSD specifically for it's non-dependence on
> GUIs...
> 
> --Dan

Don't worry, we aren't idiots. :)  It's a general framework and scipting
toolkit that allows you write scripts that use Qt in X and Turbo Vision
dialogs in the console.  However, more backends can be easily added.  As
for sysinstall's replacement itself, we are moving towards having a lot
of the installation process scriptable so that it can be automated to whatever
degree you prefer.

--

John Baldwin <jhb@bsdi.com>


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