How to preseed 12.10 desktop when the ubuntu-desktop package is missing?
- by user183394
I have been trying to use a preseed file to do PXE booting of a 12.10 desktop. Upon the first boot, I was greeted by a terminal with login prompt. Surprised, I checked the /var/log/installer/syslog but didn't find a trace of desktop installation.
Feeling curious, I double-checked the content of the loop mounted iso file, and realized that the ubuntu-desktop package that existed up to 12.04.1 is no longer available.
So, the following preseed lines from the Ubuntu preseed example no longer apply:
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### Package selection ###
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# Selected packages.
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-desktop
#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect lamp-server, print-server
#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect kubuntu-desktop
Given such a situation, is there something that I can specify in the pre-seed file to install the entire default desktop?