Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?
On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:26:57 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Camaleón wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:31:26 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> In trying to find a reasonable way to create a custom installation I
>>> came across http://www.instalinux.com . I gather from what is on its
>>> site and several reviews it creates the equivalent of a customized
>>> netinst iso by using preseed files.
>>>
>>> At one point the site allows the user to select some "common"
>>> preference
>>> saying: "Select Debian-Squeeze software bundles" and then listing
>>> desktop, laptop, etc.
>>>
>>> Where would I find those "bundles" defined? [Google not helpful :<
>>
>> There's a brief explanation of the involved packages here:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s03.html.en#pkgsel
>>
>>
>>
> I've seen either that page or a quotation of it. As it is from an
> "Installation Guide", the author's intended audience is a range typical
> end users, not someone wishing to make a tool for a very atypical end
> user.
Well, the target audicence for the guide can be a "joe" user who is going
to install Debian in the default way, or an advanced user who wants a
self-made/customized install.
Either way, the "software bundles" referred by instalinux are close to
the mentioned package selections described there.
> What I'm looking for is similar to the dependency info used in the
> background by synaptic etc.
>
> Pages similar to
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/desktop-base or
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gdm3 would be closer to what I'm
> looking for.
Yes, I think I know what you want to get but doing so from Debian
installer is a bit tricky... you can cherry-pick the packages (or meta-
packages) that have to be installed by means of preseeding (also
documented in the above mentioned guide, chapter "B.2. Using preseeding")
but is not an easy task.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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