I guess slightly better way to show packages in a given task is with help of grep-dctrl, e.g.
$ apt show server^ 2>/dev/null | grep-dctrl -s Package '.' Package: acl Package: acpid Package: perl Package: apport Package: python3-apport Package: apport-symptoms Package: policykit-1 Package: python3-systemd Package: at Package: gawk Package: python3-debian Package: lxd-client Package: xz-utils Package: cryptsetup Package: bcache-tools Package: libgpm2 Package: liblzo2-2 Package: byobu Package: python3-newt Package: tmux Package: screen Package: pastebinit Package: run-one Package: update-notifier-common Package: vim Package: patch Package: dmsetup Package: cryptsetup-bin Package: xfsprogs Package: lvm2 Package: cloud-guest-utils Package: python3-six Package: software-properties-common Package: cloud-initramfs-copymods Package: cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf Package: libnetfilter-conntrack3 Package: libmpfr4 Package: curl Package: dmeventd Package: libdevmapper-event1.02.1 Package: liblvm2cmd2.02 Package: mdadm Package: dns-root-data Package: dnsmasq-base Package: git Package: ethtool Package: libperl5.22 Package: fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console Package: libsigsegv2 Package: libpolkit-agent-1-0 Package: liberror-perl Package: git-man Package: grub-legacy-ec2 Package: ifenslave Package: lxd Package: libmspack0 Package: liblvm2app2.2 Package: libdumbnet1 Package: libevent-2.0-5 Package: liblxc1 Package: lxc-common Package: uidmap Package: lxcfs Package: perl-modules-5.22 Package: libpolkit-backend-1-0 Package: libreadline5 Package: libutempter0 Package: squashfs-tools Package: python3-software-properties Package: ubuntu-cloudimage-keyring Package: open-iscsi Package: vlan Package: open-vm-tools Package: zerofree Package: overlayroot Package: rename Package: unattended-upgrades Package: python3-pkg-resources Package: python3-problem-report Package: python3-chardet Package: python3-pycurl Package: snapd Package: ubuntu-core-launcher Package: sosreport Package: ubuntu-server Package: vim-runtime Note with grep-dctrl one can efficiently grep for any package stanzas and filter/display only a subset of desired information. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1622958 Title: tasksel --task-packages <task> not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1622958/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
