Re: [Linuxcoe-devel] ubuntu server edition

[Mayes, L. <lee...@hp...>]

Hi Darry,

  I took at look at what makes up 'Ubuntu Server'.  Basically, it's just a minimal Ubuntu install with the 'linux-server' kernel vs. the generic one.  Here's what's in isolinux.cfg of an Ubuntu Server iso:

 LABEL install
  menu label ^Install to the hard disk
  kernel /install/vmlinuz
  append  file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet --

And if we look at that pressed file:

root@mayeshc:/mnt/cdrom# cat preseed/ubuntu-server.seed
# Always install the server kernel.
d-i     base-installer/kernel/override-image    string linux-server
# Only install basic language packs. Let tasksel ask about tasks.
d-i     pkgsel/language-pack-patterns   string
# No language support packages.
d-i     pkgsel/install-language-support boolean false
root@mayeshc:/mnt/cdrom#

So without changing the code, you could create a profile that would install Ubuntu server by selecting no 'flavor' of Ubuntu (which implies base system) then putting those lines in the disk partitioning text box, which I merrily poke into preseed without change.

I think that should get you a base Ubuntu Server installation.

Best Regards,

Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: lin...@li... [mailto:lin...@li...] On Behalf Of Gartner, Bryan W
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 1:25 PM
To: Darry Cooley
Cc: lin...@li...
Subject: Re: [Linuxcoe-devel] ubuntu server edition

Darry,

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 05:55:44PM +0000, Darry Cooley wrote:

> I'm looking at the admin guide, and thought I'd ask before I started
> hacking up files - how hard is it to incorporate Ubuntu Server Edition
> into LinuxCOE?

My guess, is it would be fairly easy.

It could be as simple as (with zero testing, mind you):

        vi <prefix>/data/bundles-Ubuntu-Gutsy

or make a copy in

        <syconfdir>/data/bundles-Ubuntu-Gutsy

and add (one or more of the following)

        dns-server
        lamp-server
        mail-server
        minimal
        openssh-server
        print-server
        postgresql-server
        samba-server
        standard

Depending on what "Task:"

        from ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz

that you'd like to have installed ;)

bryang

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