Select display manager script

iSpy · 06-07-2008, 11:26 AM

Hey guys I'm new here but I really need a little help.
I'm currently making my first distro but I'm a little stuck. What I want to know is does anyone have a script that I could use so that when a user is installing this distro, it would automatically download from the internet/install from the LiveCD whatever choice the user decides. E.g if they chose Gnome, the script would search for the files and then install them.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

iSpy

unSpawn · 06-07-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by iSpy

Hey guys I'm new here

Hello and welcome to LQ (please fill in your distro in your profile).

Quote:

Originally Posted by iSpy

I'm currently making my first distro but I'm a little stuck. What I want to know is does anyone have a script that I could use so that when a user is installing this distro, it would automatically download from the internet/install from the LiveCD whatever choice the user decides. E.g if they chose Gnome, the script would search for the files and then install them.

Some tools provide dependency resolving and allow you to select whole package groups to sinatll, which would make it easier to say "give me KDE". Which tools you use depends on your distro. Maybe start by telling us what distro this is about?

iSpy · 06-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Sorry I should have been a little more clear. Ubuntu/debian will be the choice of distro.

unSpawn · 06-08-2008, 06:27 AM

Maybe try some globbing with like 'sudo apt-get install KDE*'?

lurko · 06-09-2008, 01:09 AM

debian-installer already does this(if it can get the packages on the CD or network). When you boot from the CD and get the prompt, instead of just pressing enter, input: desktop=kde or desktop=xfce. Then later in the install process, when you get to "Selecting and Installing Software", the "Desktop environment" option will install the chosen desktop instead of GNOME.

iSpy · 06-09-2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lurko

debian-installer already does this(if it can get the packages on the CD or network). When you boot from the CD and get the prompt, instead of just pressing enter, input: desktop=kde or desktop=xfce. Then later in the install process, when you get to "Selecting and Installing Software", the "Desktop environment" option will install the chosen desktop instead of GNOME.

You are a star. I'll give this a try later and see where I get

Thanks lurko

lurko · 06-09-2008, 05:54 PM

no problem, have fun installing other desktops