Libranet II

Next up in the Libranet is root setup. Again, the text-based screens for setting up the root user are very easy to use. Actually, they’re quicker and easier than a GUI tool for the same task. Root setup is quickly followed by setup of the normal user, and we’re off and running on the package selection.

The package selection in Libranet is interesting. Packages are divided by types, as with other Linux distros. However, there’s no option to select apps from within each package type. In other words, if you select print tools, it appears you’ll get them all. This is a bit antithetical to the Debian approach, but it does make some sense if you’re aiming the distro at newer users. The package groups are selected by arrowing up or down to highlight the group, then pressing the space bar to select or deselect. As is the norm on my minimal test machine, I went with a minimal install, deslecting audio, graphics and printing tools among others.

The install started just fine, but it looks like the CD-ROM is failing again. Maybe we’ll get to test Libranet’s powers of recovery …