Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 28 dec 12, 10:18:28, Richard Owlett wrote:1. In the apt setup phase I wish the option to scan all the DVDs as in the manual install. How?Not sure this can work, since the scanning of all DVDs has to be interactive.
I was working by analogy. If preseed.cfg does not contain a legal answer to a question that would have been asked, that question appears as if the preseed.cfg file never existed. I wanted to "force the issue" if possible. Triggering a script at a later time would be acceptable.
2. How do I preseed system wide configuration values. My current problem is setting "system font" - size and font family.Do you mean console font?
YES
Look for preseeding individual packages, in this case console-setup.
A Google search implies what I want is possible. Unfortunately all my initial search revealed were old bug reports re when things went wrong. I haven't yet found relevant instructions. Emphasis on *YET* ;/
3. How to configure individual programs? In particular: a. gedit - font size b. nautilus 1. Tree view in left panel 2. List view in main panelI don't think you can directly preseed something that isn't configured via debconf.
That's fine.
You probably need something like puppet for this,
Puppet UNACCEPTABLE - it presumes network.
unless you want to do all the configuration in a script called from your preseed file.
No problem.
4. Where would I have found detailed answers?Most of the information is in the Installation Guide, but possibly not as clear as it should be.
*LOL!!!*More seriously, if things go as planned in the next week, I'll have an outline of suggested improvements. And to ease the qualms of geeks reading this, I'll focus more on a companion document than on changing the current contents.
Kind regards, Andrei