Re: Interaction with user in preseed's early/late command
On Thursday 25 September 2008, Gustavo Miranda wrote:
> I'm trying to customize an ubuntu 8.04 installation using an alternate
^^^^^^^^^^^
Next time please ask your question on a Ubuntu mailing list.
> CD. I created an preseed file and I use early and late commands to
> customize the installation. Commands to install and remove packages
> work fine. I'm having trouble in executing scripts that interacts with
> the user. For example, if I try to run the following script, it doesn't
> work the way I want, because I can't activate the virtual terminal(vt)
> #3 via script. The 'echos' are redirected to vt #3 but not the 'read'
> command, so the installations stops because it can't pass the read
> command.
You CANNOT use stdin/stderr to interact with users during the
installation. You should always use debconf questions.
You can create a custom udeb to ask your questions, but it is also
possible to create templates "on the fly". Examples of the last can be
found here: http://hands.com/d-i/.
Cheers,
FJP
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