+++ This bug was created as a variant of Bug #52214 or 174283 Description of problem: In FC5t1, during graphical installation, after selecting the package groups; a dialogue appears stating 'Checking dependencies in packages selected for Installation...'. This seems to take about 2 minutes. When it completes, a further click/alt-n is required for the installation to start. Enhance the installer by removing/bypassing this extra step. How reproducible: Two 1 year old machines Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start installing FC5t1 2. Select packages Actual results: Click Next Wait 2+ minutes Installing user has to wait around to ... Click Next Wait 30 minutes: Put disc2 in. Enhanced results: A new checkbox is ticked by default at this point Click Next. User returns to machine, to a message request CD 2+ etc. Info: <rant>This final step seems to follow the ms wizard plan: There is a single question to ask of the user; Instead of just asking the question, a wizard pops up putting 'welcome to wizard, click next', you click Next, then the question is asked, click next, then another wizard screen is shown saying next or finish. I don't think most computer users are that stupid nor want to be treated like a baby</rant> My suggestion is to add a checkbox to the left of the Prev/Next Buttons: 'Begin installation automatically' or 'Stop asking questions' or 'Use default answers' === In fact, this could possibly be done much closer to the start of the installer. eg: 'use default answers' but defaults to off. For English users, until you get to the package selection, I'm just clicking next, waiting, next, waiting, next, waiting long time. I guess at point that the checkbox is turned on, a dialog could be displayed 'This will proceed to install Fedora Core with all the defaults.Eg: Would you like to install with the defaults, (Yes) (No-turns check box off). The next prompt would be 'insert next disc'.
We're not going to add a checkbox to skip a "going to install" screen... in the future, we may revisit to remove the about to install screen altogether, but currently, it's going to stay
I am reopening this for F7[1], please have a look at this. [1]: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-January/msg00808.html
People generally want this checkbox so they can get package selections made and then walk away from the installation, then come back sometime later when it's done. However, the installation process is inherently interactive. The confirmation screen serves the useful purpose of giving you a place to stop and think about what you are doing - it's your last chance to stop anaconda from destroying your computer and blasting new stuff onto it. It also provides us a place to pop up various error messages (for instance, if you select more packages than you partitioned space for) that will also cause the install process to stop and request your interaction. If you are really looking for an automated installation method, we offer that in the form of kickstart. You can even make the automated installation stop at certain points to request your interaction. For instance, your kickstart file could include no packages section which would then force you to make package selections, but would continue uninterrupted after that step. We're not really interested in creating some sort of hybrid method between the two that allows you to jump over this step and that with various checkboxes, which is where implementing this feature invariably leads.