Feature #7568

Write instructions to access the localized desktop without a working Greeter

Added by BitingBird 2014-07-11 13:41:35 . Updated 2014-09-15 14:43:31 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
High
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Tails_2.0
Start date:
2014-07-11
Due date:
2014-08-17
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
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Description

In order for translators to be able to identify missing translations before the last minute

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History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-11 14:25:29

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-11 14:58:23

  • blocks Feature #7571: Ask translators to verify that the core software we ship are translated in their language added

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-12 10:30:41

  • blocks Feature #7582: Test documentation with a Jessie-based ISO to detect software regressions added

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-12 10:31:09

  • blocked by Feature #7424: Have Tails based on Jessie building and starting added

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-12 10:32:28

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature

#6 Updated by alant 2014-07-17 11:40:56

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Fix committed

It will be easier to have a working greeter than to write documentation to bypass it. I thus want to reject this issue, but for some reason can’t.

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-20 12:55:53

  • blocked by deleted (Feature #7571: Ask translators to verify that the core software we ship are translated in their language)

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-20 12:55:56

  • blocked by deleted (Feature #7582: Test documentation with a Jessie-based ISO to detect software regressions)

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-20 12:56:00

  • blocks deleted (Feature #7424: Have Tails based on Jessie building and starting)

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-20 12:57:04

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Rejected

alant wrote:
> It will be easier to have a working greeter than to write documentation to bypass it.

OK, I’ll update Feature #7561 accordingly, then.

> I thus want to reject this issue, but for some reason can’t.

This issue was blocking others, so it could not be rejected. Fixed.

#11 Updated by alant 2014-08-12 11:41:28

  • Due date set to 2014-08-17
  • Status changed from Rejected to Confirmed

Reopening the issue as the greeter broke again and it doens’t look trivial to fix (see Bug #7673).

#12 Updated by alant 2014-08-26 14:37:50

  • QA Check set to Info Needed

Removing noautologin from kernel commandline doesn’t seem to work anymore in last jessie image. I wanted to use that in addition to something like locales=fr_FR.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=fr. I thus don’t know how to do.

#13 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-26 17:22:17

> Removing noautologin from kernel commandline doesn’t seem to work anymore in last jessie image.

I’m not surprised that Wheezy’s live-config (that handles autologin) doesn’t support Jessie’s GDM.

> I thus don’t know how to do.

Look into live-config 4.x’ changes related to autologin, and either:

  • try using live-config 4.x for our Jessie builds
  • backport the autologin-related changes to live-config 3.x
  • take the new live-config hook that handles autologin, stick it directly into our Git repo, adapt if needed
  • write a live-config hook from scratch, that handles the needed GDM configuration to enable autologin

#14 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-26 17:27:59

  • Priority changed from Normal to High
  • QA Check changed from Info Needed to Dev Needed

#15 Updated by alant 2014-09-15 14:43:31

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected
  • Assignee deleted (alant)
  • QA Check deleted (Dev Needed)

Current ISO is localized when choosen in the greeter, so no special instructions are needed anymore.