Bug 229262 - Skip option who help install
Summary: Skip option who help install
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kde-windows
Classification: Miscellaneous
Component: installer (show other bugs)
Version: 4.4
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KDE-Windows
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Reported: 2010-03-03 16:33 UTC by Saulo Toledo
Modified: 2017-03-24 16:57 UTC (History)
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Description Saulo Toledo 2010-03-03 16:33:23 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.4.0)
OS:                MS Windows
Installed from:    MS Windows

Frequently the listed mirrors don't have all files selected on lists. I tried install KDE for Windows in a lot of machines in an attempt to start migration to GNU/Linux OS. About 60% of technical assistants reported they cannot install KDE for Windows in their machines.

In a tentative to do this work, I could see part of the problem is with nonexistent files who call a window with an option to "retry", "Ignore" and "Cancel". They are afraid to continue. And in some places, we wait about 4 or more hours to install, and we cant predict when it will happen, if I exit and back tomorrow, I see my installation is stopped into file 3 of 255 because the file don't exists at mirror! oO'

And I think, how this sound to normal users? I think they don't use KDE for Windows fearing the Ignore button.

My suggestion is put an option at start "Ignore if not exists" checked as default OR, never stop downloading other files because file 3 is missing. At end of download show something like "The list down could not be downloaded, you can try again using another mirror" or "The list down could not be downloaded, install anyway?"

And some message to avoid people fear continue installing.

Now, if I exit place and back tomorrow to see if my 30 machines have downloaded all files, I will see the error message, but now I don't have files 1 and 2 downloaded, but 254 files of 255, and a message with "File 3 could not be downloaded".

Thanks
Comment 1 Ralf Habacker 2017-03-24 09:54:53 UTC
In case you are trying to install KDE on Windows on many work stations you may use different strategies:

1. Use a local web server 
Fetch files for example with rsync from a dedicated mirror and save them on a local web server. In the installer mirror dialog you can provide the url of the related local website to download and install from there. 

2. Use a network share to install from
Fetch files for example with rsync from a dedicated mirror and save them on a local file share In the installer select "install from local path" and use the path on the file share to install files.
Comment 2 Ralf Habacker 2017-03-24 16:57:45 UTC
The issue with unreliable downloaded from sourceforge has been fixed by moving the KDE on Windows distribution 2012 to the KDE mirror infrastructure.