Questions tagged [tasksel]
Simple interface for users who want to configure their system to perform a specific task (ie. mailserver, LAMP)
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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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Every app in my Xubuntu 18.04 deleted by Tasksel. Please Help
I tried to remove samba-server with this command (sudo tasksel remove samba-server) and every app even the system apps are deleted and now xubuntu is stuck at boot, just showing loading. What should I ...
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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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In "Tasksel" how do I select a package?
I found a video on YouTube that shows someone using the command tasksel from the server's boot menu after a fresh install of Ubuntu Server. Simple enough it looked like, but when I go to the options I ...
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LAMP server couldn't be installed using tasksel
I tried to install LAMP server using tasksel.
But it shows the following error message.
I tried changing permissions using chmod but in vain
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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