Bug 244484

Summary: YaST -> Installation Source entry
Product: [openSUSE] openSUSE 10.3 Reporter: Robert Lewis <bob_l_lewis>
Component: YaST2Assignee: Ladislav Slezák <lslezak>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact: Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity: Enhancement    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: unspecified   
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Hardware: Other   
OS: Other   
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Description Robert Lewis 2007-02-11 01:15:32 UTC 
As far as the leading or tailing slashes are concerned it amazes me that
the SUSE folks haven't written the code such that it could be entered
either way.  Parsing the line as entered by the human and assembling
it to the expected input should be quite easy to do.

Furthermore, why can't it just be one line?
e.g.http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/10.2/
Why do *I* have to pick ftp, http, https, etc ???
Why do *I* have to split the url into three pieces ???

Carl recommends :
 "First, use Konqueror to browse there and confirm a directory for 10.2
exists:"

So why can't I just paste the url into the yast screen.
Make it easy for me.
Comment 1 Ladislav Slezák 2007-02-13 15:42:37 UTC 
You don't have to, there already is option for single line URL. Use 'Specify URL...' in the media type dialog.

There you can enter any URL (ftp,http,cd,file...) in a single text entry...