Re: ubuntu installation just like from DVD Installer

[Waldemar Brodkorb]

Hi Patrick,
Patrick Cervicek wrote,

> I am installing Ubuntu Karmic with FAI and it works. No problems so far.
>
>> From time to time I recognize that some packages are missing. Packages, which
> would be there if it would be a "normal" DVD Installation.
> To get this "normal packages" in my ubuntu I have to put them in my 
> KARMIC-Packages-List. Examples:
>   software-center
>   jockey-gtk jockey-kde # "Hardware Drivers"/ Proprietary drivers
>
> I tried already several metapackages e.g. "apt-get install ubuntu-desktop 
> but there are still packages missing.
> I know, I could do an tarball but then I would need to change too many  
> preconfigured values.

The trick is to use aptitude-r with the meta-package ubuntu-desktop.
After that you nearly get a CD/DVD like installation. Only the
special language files may be missing. And if you use FAIBASE, you
get some extra packages installed for fai client.

bye
 Waldemar