I feel anaconda should automatically reboot after finishing the installation and not wait until the user clicks on exit. While this feature might be useful in some rare occasions, I don't think it is for most users. So please add an option "Reboot when finished" to anaconda.
I like this too, but consider the downside: if something goes wrong with the installation, how do you know that wasn't the reason for reboot rather than finished installation?
Thank you for the suggestion, we will consider it in the future.
True, you cannot tell why the reboot occured. However: (1) If anaconda crashes it usually does with a trace back (hence no reeboot occures). (2) If anaconda crashes and reboots immediately it makes no difference anyway. (3) If it doesn't work after reboot you know something went wrong. (4) I asked to add it as an option. I have to install in some remote parts. If have walk three floors downstairs, across the street, four stairs up to get there (no elevator). I have to install the machines and come back after 30minutes after everything is done just for clicking enter! This is a pain! Please add it in 7.1. And don't tell me to use kickstart, since it kept crashing during the Xsetup on these machines.
Perhaps anaconda could write something like '/.installation_successful' or '/.installation_failed' after %post in upgrade/install and reboot without asking. Initscripts or the like could check if those exist and notify the user if appropriate.
I guess its fine if its written to /tmp/install.log. If a user chooses to reboot automatically its his dutie to check this file. BTW its fine if the machine only reboots if the installation finished normally.
Whats so bad about adding this as an option?? It doesn't hurt anyone if you just add a box "Reboot when finished" and you will make a couple of people happy.
Please add this feature in the next release and you'll make my day.
BTW: It is fine if the default is not to reboot.
Kickstart allows for this option for unattended installs and upgrades. This is not a feature we plan on implementing for interactive sessions. It would not be difficult to customize the python sources of the installer to add this prompt if you find it useful for your particular environemt. You could then load the modified sources as an update disk.