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How can I customize the Ubuntu installer?

I would like to know how can I customize the Ubuntu installer NOT customize Ubuntu, I just want to modify the installer. We have a large environment here with lots of developers and since we don't ...
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How to install all versions (stable/beta/unstable) of Google Chrome side by side without conflicts?

I have the stable version of Google Chrome on my box. And each time I'm trying to install beta or/and unstable versions then I run into the same problem: The following packages will be REMOVED ...
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Guide to particulars in customizing Ubuntu Installer

I've tried reading through guides for preseeding and customization, but I did not understand how and where to modify which options. I can only comfortably learn through practical examples, for which I ...
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How to really customize an "ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso" image?

I have a dream:), I want to customize an "ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso" image. What is the best software/solution for it? I want to customize these things (ALL OF THEM is needed): ...
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Ubiquity frontend installer for Unity

I want to place an installer on my Ubuntu 12.04 LiveCD, but now I'm confused. There are only 2 ubiquity-frontend packages: ubiquity-frontend-gtk ubiquity-frontend-kde But not one for Unity. Is it ...
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How is the sources.list file generated on installation?

I've recently tried to create a custom Ubuntu installer iso from the Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit server installer, with the aim of editing the /etc/apt/sources.list file. I unpacked the iso, expanded the ...
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Ubuntu software installation in air-gapped environments

Is there a recommended process for being able to install Ubuntu packages along their transitive dependencies, in an air-gapped IT environment having no direct Internet connectivity? I can think of ...
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Installing ubuntu on second hard with windows on the other, but how?

I have 2 hard drives and it appears that windows is installed on sdb1, however i wish to install ubuntu (lubuntu with unity) on sda, sda1 or sda2 im not sure of. i unplugged sdb and windows loader ...
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How I can customize the Ubuntu Live ISO installer using Cubic (add, remove, and upgrade packages and set language)?

I would like to modify the ubuntu 20.04 installation iso to include (vlc, audacious,mc,rar,unrar, spanish support,etc), remove (totem,rhythmbox,english support, etc) and upgrade packages. Use Cubic ...
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How to Install boinc at /home

I was wondering how can i install boinc at /home folder. I have an ssd for root and /home on a hdd. Since boinc does lot of write/read i would like to avoid installing it on my ssd (which i already ...
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How to install snap packages in Cubic

I've been customising my Ubuntu Live ISO by installing various packages through the chroot environment in Cubic. Installing through apt appears to be working just fine but I just can't seem to be able ...
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How to generate an installable image from an existing hard-drive installation

I installed Kubuntu on a spare work computer and I am now configuring it for the standard user's needs. My goal is to install it on 4 rarely used PCs for them to play around with, and maybe put it on ...
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Applications in Ubuntu's installation environment

For installation, a Linux session is loaded to the memory, so my questions are: What applications are executed during this session? How can I add more applications to use? Related to this question.
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Copy Ubuntu distro with all settings from one computer to a different one

I'd like to copy my exact setup from my computer at work to my computer at home. I'm trying to figure out how to go about doing that. So far I've figured this much out. On the source computer run ...
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Editing Ubuntu ISO with Cubic to skip the disk check?

Is there any way to skip the disk check in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS by editing the ISO with Cubic? If possible, can we edit it in such a way that I get a new menu-entry on the try/install page. So, right ...
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Editing the Ubuntu ISO to skip try/install page with Cubic?

Edit: Many people have been linking this post as a duplicate of the current question. While the process would probably be similar, I do not believe the steps would be exactly the same. The linked post ...
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Continue without a default route?

I have to do a complete unattended installation of a node with Ubuntu12.04. I have given following options in preseed file d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean ...
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Ubuntu installer to only install selected packages

How can I make a custom installer to install only the packages I specify (including proprietary components and drivers) and preconfigure config files like /etc/network/interfaces beforehand?
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Easy ISO customizing tool for Ubuntu?

I am searching for a way to create a custom ISOs for (K)Ubuntu desktop to provision physical machines (like laptops), esp. with lower RAM, through PXE / Netboot. Goal is a mostly completely unattended ...
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Creating UEFI bootable live-usb using custom ISO

I have a device with an AMD64 CPU but a UEFI bootloader that only supports i386. I have made a custom Ubuntu 19.04 ISO installer using Cubic and have flashed it to a USB using usb-creator-gtk (...
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Minimalist install of Ubuntu (no applications)

Is it possible to install Ubuntu (my preferred flavour is Lubuntu) without installing all the default applications? I would only need the window manager and the settings-related programs needed to ...
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How can I customize the Ubuntu installer?

I would like to know how can I customize the Ubuntu installer NOT customize Ubuntu, I just want to modify the installer. Wanted to put the company logo on the installer.
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Auto installer for vps

Scenario is: I have a vps running ubuntu having nginx and other stuff I want to make it into an autoinstaller and probably save it online somewhere, so that it can be accessed via curl, wget, apt-get ...
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Ubuntu Core 22 - seeding network config in custom image

Can anyone point me in the right direction for seeding a network config into a custom image? Documentation seems rather limited on this topic with Ubuntu Core. I found the system.network.netplan ...
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How to skip Server Snaps step on custom ISO installer

I'm building a custom 20.04 Server ISO and I would like to skip server snaps selection step during interactive installation. My understanding is it would be possible to do using preseed or ...
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Cubic custom ISO which executes shell script at startup

I'm trying to customise an Ubuntu ISO with Cubic to run a couple of shell scripts when the Live user logs in. I've been following a bunch of tutorials with a ton of instructions and I eventually had ...
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Custom Ubuntu Desktop ISO with programs & settings?

I'm a web developer that uses Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 as my main development OS. I've had to install and configure Ubuntu multiple times lately due to a few issues with different PCs along with the fact ...
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Convert Custom Ubuntu 14.04 Build into Distribution USB

The idea is to give friends and acquaintances, who can't afford to replace their PCs, an alternative based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with most of the configuration processes already sorted out, therefore I ...
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usb wifi dongle on ubuntu server, cannot install realtek driver RTL 8188cus

I got cheap Ebay wifi dongle from HongKong, Im trying to set it up on my ubuntu server. Occasionally need to move server, so it cannot always be connected to router via lan. Anyhow, usb wifi came ...
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Preseed file being ignored during installation

I've followed this document pretty well (Guide to particulars in customizing Ubuntu Installer / specifically: https://askubuntu.com/a/29632/36927), however it seems to ignore the preseed.cfg file I ...
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how to make a custom ubuntu 11.10 64 bit installation DVD

i want to include some packages into Ubuntu,the packages i want to add are ubuntu resticted extra(mp3 codecs,wifi drivers) 32 bit libraries(ia32-lib) kvm with gui(for virtualization/emulation of ...
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Trying to create a custom RAM-backed Ubuntu Live USB with optional persistence

I've been racking my brain trying to figure out the best way to do this. It might sound a bit confusing, so let me explain the "why" first. I already have a Linux live USB stick (on a high-...
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Need to create custom ISO for Ubuntu 22.04 that can install OS on thin clients with 8GB flash

I need to create a custom Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop ISO that has only required set of packages and has the ability to get installed on systems with 8gb of flash (this is the reason to strip down some of ...
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How do I add toRam option to the starting screen with Cubic?

How do I modify the Ubuntu ISO with cubic so that I can add the toRam option to the screen where I get the try/install options?
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Seeding files in ubuntu server ISO

I'm working with an ubuntu-server-install ISO. I've a file.tar.gz file that I want to have in the system after installation of ISO. Where should it be placed in the mounted ISO, so that it can be ...
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Custom install - ""No installable kernel was found in the defined APT sources"

I am trying to build a custom build of 18.04 with some extra packages installed, using https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization (substituting 'bionic' for 'xenial'), but when ...
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Remove bottom menus in boot screen

How to remove the bottom menus: F1: Help, F2: Language... from the boot screen of ubuntu install disc?. I am trying to customize the boot screen of an ubuntu server 14.04 CD image.
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Install openssh-server package from preseed file

So I've managed to create a custom ISO using a preseed file that isntalls the OS automatically, all works fine BUT the isntallation of the openssh-server package...I'm not what else to do. On my ...
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Does installation of packages persist in Live USB?

I burned a a LiveUSB of Ubuntu 17.04 using the startup disk creator. I also allowed for 4 GB of space for the saving of files. If I install Chrome, remove the drive, and put it in a different ...
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Custom live ubuntu and drivers

I want to create a custom live Ubuntu yet one thing concerns me: drivers. There are softwares such as Respin which takes the currently installed and customized linux distro and converts it to an iso ...
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Apt CD Error While Testing Custom Ubuntu Based Distro

I want to make a remix of Ubuntu that can be run live but also have the option to install. I am using the tutorials for Live CD Customization From Scratch and Live CD Customization. I have also had ...
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Access harddisk from Ubuntu Customization Kit-prompt

How do I access my hard disk from the Ubuntu Customization Kit-prompt? The mounted file system is the Live CD's own system. I want to use it for installation of deb-packages stored at the local hard ...
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how to install new Theme for Ubuntu Customization

I am customizing the ubuntu 12.04 LTS edition for my project work and I want to install new GUI look or theme in customization. How can I inbuilt a new theme for Distro and make it as default theme.
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Deploying my customized Ubuntu to other machines

Recently I customized Ubuntu 13.04 with our company theme,color, logos and icons and programs that the company needs mainly for the developers. My question is simple and I hope the answer is simple ...
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Creating a spin from my installation [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to customize live Ubuntu CD? Over the last 6 months or so I have tweaked & customized my Ubuntu installation until I have what I feel is a perfect Distro! Now I would ...
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How do I install UControl

How do I install UControl from http://www.negusoft.com/index.php/ucontrol-downloads It comes in a tar.gz. I unpacked it and tried fallowing the readme but am getting nowhere. What are the steps to ...
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How do I install 12.04 in vmware [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I run Unity in a virtual machine? What do I need to download to run 12.04 LTS as a VM using VMware player v5.0 ?
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Can I "Help" the Ubuntu 20.04 Installer Find the Existing OS?

I am still trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 on my late-2011 17" macbook pro. I need to install Ubuntu alongside my macOS High Sierra install that currently is the only other (meaningful) occupant of the ...
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How to specify default Ubuntu 16.04 installation language in isolinux/lang?

I previously used this command to set english as the default language for my unattended Ubuntu installation in 14.04 and it worked perfectly: echo en >> isolinux/lang For Ubuntu 16.04 this ...
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Use full install as installation media

I currently have an Ubuntu laptop and external hard disk installation. I would like to know if it is possible to use these full installs, after a bit of configuration, to be used as installers to ...
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