Ubuntu
tasksel package

  1. Bug #150252
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 150252

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Nogero (oregonbob) wrote :

There needs to be a HUGE warning that "tasksel" is dangerous and should not be used. I just blew away a system today because I wanted to add dns server to a desktop system. This bug is so bad it should be considered a security vulnerability.

I put a checkmark on "Add DNS server" and hit OK. Then I notice down on the status line that it is "Removing gnome....." and so on. No prompts, No warnings, No nothing. Clearly the program does not do what it says it is doing!

I did this on a Mint 8 of Ubuntu Karmic. I was doing this remotely and lost all contact with the host after "tasksel" did its nightmare!