How to install Ubuntu GNOME from a netboot iso ?

[Erick Brunzell]

On 03/30/2014 09:31 AM, Samuel Monsarrat wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to install Ubuntu GNOME from a standard Ubuntu net boot ISO. once the base system is installed the installer gives one a long list of choices, LAMP server, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop,
> lubuntu-desktop etc.
> Nowhere in this list could I find an entry to install the standard Ubuntu GNOME desktop. since Ubuntu GNOME is now an official flavor I feel that it should be included in this list.
> Is there something I am missing ? and how to install Ubuntu GNOME such as the "normal" live CD would do directly from a base install off a neboot ISO ?
>
> Samuel.
>
>
Hi Samuel,

I imagine we'll need to either file a bug report against 'tasksel' or 
maybe Tim could discuss this with Colin Watson? I did discuss the 
mini.iso with Jeremy Bicha clear back in Raring:

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/msg00249.html

Before we request 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop' be added to 'tasksel' we need 
to figure out what exactly we want it to "install". I'm performing a CLI 
test install now and I could see that just installing only 
'ubuntu-gnome-desktop' pulls in some unwanted Unity packages such as 
'unity-settings-daemon'.

I know that package is not installed in a default Ubuntu GNOME install 
because it gets pulled in when I install 'gnome-session-flashback', so I 
assume we need to have 'tasksel' install either 'gnome-shell' or 
'gnome-session' before proceeding with the installation of 
'ubuntu-gnome-desktop'?

Any thoughts Tim?

I'll be glad to perform any testing needed.

Lance