peter1608
November 29th, 2010, 02:39 PM
I am trying to achieve a bespoke installation of Ubuntu 10.04. This is so I can add the specific packages I want and then create a live CD of the resulting system. So far I can report a partial success, and hope that with a bit of guidance I can get the rest of the way.
My first attempts started with a full install, then deleting all the packages I did not want. These all failed, either because I was too enthusiastic and deleted critical components, or because I ended up with an iso image that was too big to fit on a CD. Therere seemed to be a high level of interdependence, with the Software Centre insisting that to delete certain packages I did not want I also had to delete the ubuntu desktop!
Next I tried a minimal install (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD), and set about adding what I wanted. As the minimum does not include a GUI, I tried adding gnome, and discovered that I was back with the full installation! Tried again, this time with extensive googling to fathom out what was required. I used the following commands (I know that you can do multiple installs on one line, but I wanted to keep each step as simple as possible):-
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install x-window-system-core
sudo aptitude install gnome-core
sudo aptitude install gdm
sudo aptitude install firefox
sudo aptitude install synaptic
sudo aptitude install xubuntu-system-tools - this failed, presumably it's not available under 10.04. but is there an equivalent?
sudo aptitude install gnome-app-install
I have a working system, to which I have added some packages that I want, such as python imaging and gnumeric. But it looks decidedly odd. The iso is about 450Mb, so I can afford to add some more decoration and yet keep it on one CD.
So my question is: How do I achieve a minimal installation, with a standard gnome 'look and feel', but only the bare minimum of packages included, along with the ability to install others from a repository?
It does seem a remarkable omission that there is no option to select packages at install time - or have I missed something?
Thanks for any help.
Peter
My first attempts started with a full install, then deleting all the packages I did not want. These all failed, either because I was too enthusiastic and deleted critical components, or because I ended up with an iso image that was too big to fit on a CD. Therere seemed to be a high level of interdependence, with the Software Centre insisting that to delete certain packages I did not want I also had to delete the ubuntu desktop!
Next I tried a minimal install (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD), and set about adding what I wanted. As the minimum does not include a GUI, I tried adding gnome, and discovered that I was back with the full installation! Tried again, this time with extensive googling to fathom out what was required. I used the following commands (I know that you can do multiple installs on one line, but I wanted to keep each step as simple as possible):-
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install x-window-system-core
sudo aptitude install gnome-core
sudo aptitude install gdm
sudo aptitude install firefox
sudo aptitude install synaptic
sudo aptitude install xubuntu-system-tools - this failed, presumably it's not available under 10.04. but is there an equivalent?
sudo aptitude install gnome-app-install
I have a working system, to which I have added some packages that I want, such as python imaging and gnumeric. But it looks decidedly odd. The iso is about 450Mb, so I can afford to add some more decoration and yet keep it on one CD.
So my question is: How do I achieve a minimal installation, with a standard gnome 'look and feel', but only the bare minimum of packages included, along with the ability to install others from a repository?
It does seem a remarkable omission that there is no option to select packages at install time - or have I missed something?
Thanks for any help.
Peter