From debootstrap to a standard ubuntu system

[Avi Greenbury]

Ryan Chan wrote:
> I have installed a minimal version of ubuntu thru debootstrap (as Xen
> guest).
> 
> So a lot of files (include configurations), program are missing when
> compared to a standard ubuntu installation.
> 
> Beside to install them one by one, how to make my "minimal version" to
> have the same software as ubuntu standard installation?
> 

# apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Will get you a normal ubuntu desktop. You can also install
xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop (they can coexist).


If you're wanting a server, I'd use tasksel:

#tasksel

Basically, it offers a list of tasks, you check the ones you want and
it downloads and installs the packages you need.


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