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FS#827 - installer: network configuration

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Imre Kalomista (im_ka) - Friday, 23 April 2004, 20:09 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

i know it has been said many times that arch is a "technical" distro with no hardware detection upon install, however...

_imho_, it would be nice if the user could only easily setup (read: not having to edit config files) the internet connection when installing arch. then the user could acces the wiki/forum/irc channel to get the rest (sound, video, etc.) working.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Friday, 23 April 2004, 20:30 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Friday, 23 April 2004, 20:29 GMT
We have many requests for this. What are you asking for is a network configuration wizard.

Arch Linux is certifiably wizard-free. Low in fat, high in fibre. One can think of the initial network configuration as a sort of competency barrier. If the user has difficulty using nano or vi to edit a text file, then they should be reconsidering Arch Linux as their distro of choice.

We are not a user-friendly distro. We are a solid workhorse distro that a competent user will find very appealing. I do not believe that we can be both user-friendly and simple/effective/efficient to experienced linux users. From my experience, most (if not all) distros are one or the other, and if they are both (such as Fedora tries to be) then they sacrifice the simplistic implementations that Arch embraces.

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