How to install Ubuntu GNOME from a netboot iso ?

[Erick Brunzell]

On 03/30/2014 04:36 PM, Tim wrote:
> 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?

Give me a day or two to investigate this more closely in a chroot ;^)

Right now I'm trying to follow up on this unrelated gufw bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gui-ufw/+bug/1295783

>> 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
>

Thanks for your attention to this,

Lance