Re: base-config
Quoting mithereal (mithereal@yahoo.com):
> hello i am trying to find out info on how to modify
> the base-config scripts so i can change what packages
> are installed for the desktop environment, mainily i
> want to change this being as how i do not use kde or
> gnome and i want to distribute to non linux users and
> do not want to rely on a knoppix or other live cd
> install. I wish to distribute to MS users to ease
> migration from windows to linux and want icewm and
> wmaker and other similar apps to be installed when
> desktop environment is checked. I have asked in linux
> questions.org multiple times and to no avail could you
> please respond to this question. I have looked all
> over the base-config scripts, maybe i am looking in
> the wrong place.
I suggest you look in the documentation about preseeding and, more
precisely, the base-config/late_command which you can you to run
"apt-get install whatever".
Modifying tasks is also an option but may require to modify Overrides
files on your local mirror (don't ask me about this, I don't know much
more).
Preseeding, once you've understood all the concepts, is the best way
to automate installs as it even allows to "pre-answer" the questions
asked by packages not part of the installer.
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