Soooo...haven't installed Debian in a long while (last full install circa 2008-2009). Not much has changed other than moving to UEFI and getting rid of sys v (neither good moves imho). Anyway...trying to install Debian testing (via the 3 disc ISO images that I downloaded and burned to disc)...get to the point where it's configure the package manager and it asks to scan other installation media...selecting yes and you can't eject the damn DVD and swap it for disk #2, #3 etc...very frustrating and very badly designed. I did some googling and found this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=109858
which sadly, is of no help to me as I do not have the ability to easily connect via an ethernet connection and the usb wireless dongle that I'm using requires installation of proprietary drivers post install). Not everyone doing an install has active access to the Internet during install...
I can't continue as it appears that grub ins't installed and I won't be able to boot the installs (or MS Windows on the other disk). It seems that GRUB is not on disk 1 and if this is the case, it's a serious mistake from the Debian devs.
reading the quoted thread, one user suggests to force the disc to eject with a paperclip, which I am about to try, but it shouldn't have to be this way...
The installer should release the drive and allow it to eject discs once you select "yes" and click continue...it doesn't. Another very bad design.
I haven't tried an alternate terminal and seeing if I can forcibly eject said disk #1 installer...but I shouldn't have to go to that extreme.
if we're trying to make Linux easier for newbies, we're failing. BADLY.
edit: I'll add that clicking yes and continue and waiting X amount of time does result in the disc drive door opening - for like half a second and then immediately being drawn back into the optical drive assembly...no chance of getting the existing disc out and another disc in lol...terrible!