[ec2-beta] some feedback on the i386 image

[Dustin Kirkland]

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Soren Hansen <soren at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> 2) I would much prefer a bare-bones, ec2 tailored image, instead of an
>> install dialog.
>
> The install dialog has proven more controversial than expected. The
> intention was to make it easier for novice users to present a set of
> simple tasks and making them very, very available.

I was waiting to announce the screenbin utility, but now that I have,
I'll throw in my "me too".

I confirm that the tasksel install dialog complicates that script's
interaction with EC2 more than necessary.  The screenbin utility
supports a --packages option, whereby a user can provide a list of
required packages to install (far more flexible than a simple tasksel
dialog, but also more advanced).

I would greatly appreciate a simple way to easily disable it or skip past it.

:-Dustin