From 2ddc5fdc02a6e9cf40a8ac5f8b4eb1b894aeca68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Wansing Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 20:59:03 +0200 Subject: Document the new 'avoid the tasksel prompt' preseeding feature, introduced in pkgsel 0.69 --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ en/appendix/preseed.xml | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index d8e987637..76d9024ea 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ installation-guide (20210805) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium * Some clarifications on preseeding. Closes: #603444 * Preseeding: add a comment about automatic network configuration being the default method. Closes: #838948 + * Document the new 'avoid the tasksel prompt' preseeding feature, introduced + in pkgsel 0.69. [ Updated translations ] * Catalan by d diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 2344ea78d..804f4ac95 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -1514,6 +1514,12 @@ set of packages in some other way. We recommend always including the +Or if you don't want the tasksel dialog to be shown at all, preseed +pkgsel/run_tasksel (no packages are installed +via tasksel in that case). + + + If you want to install some individual packages in addition to packages installed by tasks, you can use the parameter pkgsel/include. The value of this parameter can be @@ -1525,6 +1531,10 @@ to be used easily on the kernel command line as well. #tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, web-server, kde-desktop +# Or choose to not get the tasksel dialog displayed at all (and don't install +# any packages): +#d-i pkgsel/run_tasksel boolean false + # Individual additional packages to install #d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server build-essential # Whether to upgrade packages after debootstrap. -- cgit v1.2.3