Selecting software from the installation level

[Adamo]

I think choosing the programs we want during installation is a good idea. In callamares I saw this in Endeavouros
I know there is a minimal iso, but it does not have flatpak support.
What do you think about this, developers?
Regards.

[megavolt]

Nothing new:

Include post-installation configuration

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Net install? Any thoughts about doing one

Any plans? 1 .iso on the site for all DEs.

Ability to select systemd-boot during installation

I think for most users it will be even slightly better than GRUB

And it is will be always the same: Manjaro’s ISO’s are not Net-Installs like EndeavourOS or ArchLinux. They sync the current image to the disk. EndeavourOS and ArchLinux share the same repos and there it makes perfectly sense. The stable branch there is unstable on Manjaro. A post-script could be added, but will expand the installation time and it needs to be developed.

However let the developers say their opinion.

[Adamo]

I didn’t search the forum for similar topics.
In my opinion, flatpak in minimal iso version is a good solution.
Ok, let’s wait for the creators’ opinion.

[cscs]

I dont see what the repos have to do with it.
Manjaro has its own repos.
And should be able to do exactly what Endeavor does with calamares … just using Manjaro repos.

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[megavolt]

@cscs

I dont see what the repos have to do with it.

I can already see this: users install Manjaro, select software and they used an outdated ISO. “I can’t install Manjaro!” GPG problem like every time… just saying.

EndeavorOS or ArchLinux downloads all the latest packages from the repos. The problem doesn’t exist there, it won’t.

That’s what I mean.

@cscs

And should be able to do exactly what Endeavor does with calamares

Understood. In the end it is an adaptation, not innovation.

[Adamo]

Sorry to repeat myself, but would adding flatpak to the minimal iso be possible in the future?

[Nachlese]

@Adamo

In my opinion, flatpak in minimal iso version is a good solution.

A solution to what problem?

[megavolt]

@Adamo

adding flatpak to the minimal iso

If that’s your goal, then I don’t think it makes sense. Minimal → essential … flatpak is extra software. It should be in the full version.

[Adamo]

suggestion, proposal, not a solution

@megavolt
After installing flatpak to the minimal version everything works fine.
Maybe it’s true that minimal is minimal, and whoever wants to can install flatpak

[dmt]

@Adamo

I think choosing the programs we want during installation is a good idea.

What’s wrong with choosing them after installation? There’s only a quick reboot, and then you have a system you can use and configure whilst you install any software you want.

To me that’s preferable to having a limited selection during install. If the selection isn’t limited then you’ll need to use a package manager, so you might as well just reboot and install stuff anyway. Less work for the devs, and still better for the user.

Installing the software you want is an essential step in installing any OS, and is best done after installation and updating of the base OS.

@Adamo

Maybe it’s true that minimal is minimal, and whoever wants to can install flatpak

No maybe about it. That’s the whole point of having a minimal iso, you start with a basic system and install what you want.

Same with the full iso, it just includes more to start with.