How to install Ubuntu GNOME from a netboot iso ?

[Tim]

On 31/03/14 06:47, Erick Brunzell wrote:
>
> 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
gnome-session packing has been split this cycle, so above issue should no longer be a problem.
>
> 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'.
In theory it should just be the 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop' package. What other Unity packages are getting pulled in?
>
> 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'?
LP :#1276983, Although there may be another bug report somehere, I believe there was a patch floating around at some point.

>
> Any thoughts Tim?
>
> I'll be glad to perform any testing needed.
>
> Lance