Simple interface for users who want to configure their system to perform a specific task (ie. mailserver, LAMP)
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Install task from server installation CD
I have installed ubuntu server 12.04 from cd and selected just openssh-server during installation, now I want to install lamp-server and samba-server on it. This Server is without internet connection. ...
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Should I use tasksel, tasks in APT or install regular metapackages?
Tasksel or plain Apt?
In the past I've always used tasksel to install so-called "tasks". It seems, however, that this has been integrated in APT:
apt-cache dumpavail | grep ^Task
[...] snip
Task: ...
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reconfigure tasksel mail server
I set up my mail server incorrectly when I first installed it with tasksel. I tried uninstalling it through tasksel (removing the * next to mail-server) and then re-installing it. Unfortunately, it ...
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Cannot login via SSH after installing LAMP via Tasksel
After install LAMP via Tasksel I cannot log in anymore via SSH: connection refused. I'm sure that install LAMP this way causes this problem. I had this once before.
I'm still connected via SSH, so ...
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How can I bypass tasksel asking me for a mysql-server password when installing lamp-server?
I'm trying to install LAMP with a script, without user interaction. What I'm doing:
sudo apt-get install -y tasksel
sudo tasksel install lamp-server
Tasksel then asks me to set a root mysql server ...
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mysql does not start or work
Recently I installed LAMP with tasksel.
Then I remember I issued some commands to get into the mysql console - it worked.
Right now I checked - apache and php modules work perfectly.
But as for mysql ...
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Creating custom tasksel recipes for preseed.
I am trying to work on Automation installation. As for that i create a preseed on Ubuntu 12.04. And lucky its working perfect. But i want it more smarter. Like in pre-install script i mentioned ...
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Why does “tasksel” give an “aptitude failed” error?
The problem started in the following way. I was using tasksel from the terminal menu that it shows when I simply do sudo tasksel. I select Lamp Server from the list and started to install all packages ...
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whats the difference between tasksel and normal methods
Recently I have gone through tasksel command usage because of LAMP server setup. Why can't I use apt-get or aptitude there? Why does the Ubuntu wiki page suggest to do it with tasksel only. Is there ...
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How to instal LAMP for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?
I'm studying SQL database right now and I need a mySQL server. I was guided to use a LAMP server on Linux .. but I ...
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Unable to sudo tasksel
When I type the command sudo tasksel I get a list of server packages I can install. I only have basic Ubuntu server installed at moment. My version is 12.04. When I select for example samba file ...
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installing LAMP, tasksel
My tasksel is not working properly. In a site (http://www.unixmen.com/install-lamp-with-1-command-in-ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat/) the steps about installing the LAMP by one command (sudo tasksel) is ...
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How do I manually install the package selections presented in tasksel?
If you forgot to select some software at the "Software Selection" screen on a fresh install, what are the commands to install them after the fact. I know you can install them manually at anytime ...
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What is “Ubuntu Desktop USB” in tasksel?
What is Ubuntu Desktop USB tasksel alternative in ubuntu server 11.10 edition?
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lamp-server wants to install mysql but i want it to use already installed MariaDB
i want to install lamp-server in ubuntu 10.10 (the end goal is to install redmine), i am using
sudo tasksel install lamp-server
However after downloading packages it asks for a root password for ...
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Creating custom tasksel recipes
I'd like to create custom tasks for tasksel - is there any way to do this, like creating a package for Ubuntu, only it's for tasksel?
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Tasksel cannot be installed
I am trying to install tasksel in order to install LAMP but for some reason it always gives me this error:
E: Unable to locate package tasksel
root@TheShop:~# sudo apt-get install tasksel
Reading ...
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What's wrong with tasksel ubuntustudio- packages?
Trying to install any of ubuntustudio- (ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-font-meta, etc.) "tasks" with tasksel always fails, saying "tasksel: aptitude failed (100)" (while other options, like ...
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Why does tasksel not include an option for LAMP server?
I recently downloaded an Ubuntu 9.10 virtual appliance for VMWare and want to install a LAMP server on it. Normally, I would just sudo tasksel install lamp-server but that seems to just return without ...
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Why does tasksel exist when there are already meta packages?
I've recently heard of tasksel, a tool that "installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system". What is the difference between using tasksel and installing meta packages ...
