Re: creating preselected configurations for DSELECT
On Sun, Oct 25, 1998 at 11:26:20AM +0800, chadi@cebu.pworld.net.ph wrote:
> Milan Durovic posted this before but seemed to have payed any
> attention to it. His idea sounded great to me (I'm sure it will also
> sound great to you those who are in the computer realted businesses)
> so Im posting this again. Hope to hear something from you guys !
> ======================================================
> Hi!
> I am interested in creating predefined selections of packages, similar
> to those that appear when you first install Debian (the ones with names
> like "scientific workstation", "Games machine", "Network server",
> "Developer", "Standard", etc.
>
> I would like to add my own "standard configurations" to those on the
> Debian distribution. Ultimately, this should all end up on the
> customized Debian CD. So, when I take the task of installing Debian on
> 100+ PCs, the task is greatly simplified.
>
> Where exactly are these predefined selections of packages specified on
> the Debian distribution? How can they be modified? How to add new
> package selections to it?
This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but have a look at
dpkg --get-selections (use a PC configured how you want it)
dpkg --set-selections (use on new PC before running dselect)
Luck,
Pann
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