## LOCALE # Locale sets language and country. # d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US ## KEYBOARD # Keyboard selection. # d-i console-setup/modelcode string pc104 # d-i console-setup/layoutcode string us # To select a variant of the selected layout (if you leave this out, the # basic form of the layout will be used): #d-i console-setup/variantcode string dvorak #d-i console-tools/archs select at #d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us ## NETWORKING # netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it # skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface. d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto # To pick a particular interface instead: #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth1 # If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for # it, this might be useful. #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60 # If you prefer to configure the network manually, uncomment this line and # the static network configuration below. #d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true # If you want the preconfiguration file to work on systems both with and # without a dhcp server, uncomment these lines and the static network # configuration below. d-i netcfg/dhcp_failed note d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Do not configure the network at this time # Static network configuration. # d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1 # d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42 # d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0 # d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1 # d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true # Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over # values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions # from being shown, even if values come from dhcp. d-i netcfg/get_hostname string ubuntu d-i netcfg/get_domain string ubuntu-domain # Disable that annoying WEP key dialog. d-i netcfg/wireless_essid string essid d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string # The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts. #d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish ## UBIQUITY ubiquity ubiquity/summary note ubiquity ubiquity/reboot boolean true ubiquity ubiquity/success_command string [ -x /custom-installation/hooks/success-command.sh ] && /custom-installation/hooks/success-command.sh ubiquity ubiquity/failure_command string [ -x /custom-installation/hooks/failure-command.sh ] && /custom-installation/hooks/failure-command.sh #ubiquity ubiquity/automation_failure_command [ -x /custom-installation/hooks/failure-command.sh ] && /custom-installation/hooks/failure-command.sh ## SKIP Security-Update-Error d-i apt-setup/security-updates-failed note ## MIRRORS #~ d-i mirror/country string enter information manually #~ d-i mirror/http/hostname string archive.ubuntu.com #~ d-i mirror/http/directory string /ubuntu d-i mirror/http/proxy string ## SUITE # Suite to install. d-i mirror/suite string hardy # Suite to use for loading installer components (optional). #d-i mirror/udeb/suite string edgy ## PARTITIONING # If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space. # Note: this must be preseeded with a localized (translated) value. #d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \ # select Use the largest continuous free space # Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can # be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format. # For example, to use the first SCSI hard disk: #d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda # Or, if you want to use LVM: #d-i partman-auto-lvm/disk string /dev/sda # You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes. # Note: this must be preseeded with a localized (translated) value. ## #d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \ # select All files in one partition (recommended for new users) #d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \ # select Separate /home partition #d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \ # select Separate /home, /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions # Or provide a recipe of your own... # The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt. # If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can # just point at it. #d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe # If not, you can put an entire recipe the preconfiguration file in one # (logical) line. This example creates a small /boot partition, suitable # swap, and uses the rest of the space for the root partition: #LoopInstallFolder=/ubuntu/disks d-i partman-auto/disk string LIDISK d-i partman-auto/method string loop d-i partman-auto-loop/partition string LIPARTITION d-i partman-auto-loop/recipe string \ /ubuntu/disks/root.disk 3000 7000 7000 ext3 method{ format } format{ } use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } mountpoint{ / } . \ /ubuntu/disks/swap.disk 100 1000 1000 linux-swap method{ swap } format{ } . \ \ \ #d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \ # boot-root :: \ # 40 50 100 ext3 \ # $primary{ } $bootable{ } \ # method{ format } format{ } \ # use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \ # mountpoint{ /boot } \ # . \ # 500 10000 1000000000 ext3 \ # method{ format } format{ } \ # use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \ # mountpoint{ / } \ # . \ # 64 512 300% linux-swap \ # method{ swap } format{ } \ # . # This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation. d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true # d-i partman/choose_partition \ select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk d-i partman/confirm boolean true ## CLOCK AND TIME ZONE # Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC. d-i clock-setup/utc boolean false # You may set this to any valid setting for $TZ; see the contents of # /usr/share/zoneinfo/ for valid values. d-i time/zone string Europe/Paris ## APT # You can choose to install restricted and universe software, or to install # software from the backports repository. #d-i apt-setup/restricted boolean true #d-i apt-setup/universe boolean true #d-i apt-setup/backports boolean true # Uncomment this to avoid adding security sources, or # add a hostname to use a different server than security.ubuntu.com. #d-i apt-setup/security_host string # Additional repositories, local[0-9] available #d-i apt-setup/local0/repository string \ # deb http://local.server/ubuntu edgy main #d-i apt-setup/local0/comment string local server # Enable deb-src lines #d-i apt-setup/local0/source boolean true # URL to the public key of the local repository #d-i apt-setup/local0/key string http://local.server/key ## USER ACCOUNT # Skip creation of a root account (normal user account will be able to # use sudo). The default is false; preseed this to true if you want to set # a root password. d-i passwd/root-login boolean false # Alternatively, to skip creation of a normal user account. #d-i passwd/make-user boolean false # Root password, either in clear text #d-i passwd/root-password password r00tme #d-i passwd/root-password-again password r00tme # or encrypted using an MD5 hash. #d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password [MD5 hash] # To create a normal user account. d-i passwd/user-fullname string arthurs User d-i passwd/username string arthurs # Normal user's password, either in clear text #d-i passwd/user-password password #d-i passwd/user-password-again password # or encrypted using an MD5 hash. d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password $1$Pdymdzwp$tRTJVS0gP2eqEyH/6F79j1 #An MD5 hash for a password can be generated using the following command. #$ echo "r00tme" | mkpasswd -s -H MD5 ## BASE SYSTEM INSTALLATION # Select the initramfs generator used to generate the initrd for 2.6 kernels. #d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string yaird ## BOOT LOADER # Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed # instead, uncomment this: #d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true d-i lilo-installer/skip boolean true # This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR # if no other operating system is detected on the machine. #d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true # This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS # too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS. #d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true # Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr, # uncomment and edit these lines: # d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0) d-i grub-installer/bootdev_directory string /ubuntu/disks d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true ## PACKAGE SELECTION tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-desktop #tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-standard #tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-standard, lamp-server #tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-standard, kubuntu-desktop #d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server build-essential # Some versions of the installer can report back on what software you have # installed, and what software you use. The default is not to report back, # but sending reports helps the project determine what software is most # popular and include it on CDs. #popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false ## FINISH FIRST STAGE # Avoid that last message about the install being complete. d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note # This will prevent the installer from ejecting the CD during the reboot, # which is useful in some situations. d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean false ## X CONFIGURATION # X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding, # you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places. #xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/device/driver select vesa # A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it # over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of # an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected. #xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse boolean true # Monitor autodetection is recommended. xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor boolean true # Uncomment if you have an LCD display. #xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd boolean true # X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed # the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not # be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions. ## #xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method \ # select medium ## #xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list \ # select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz ## PRESEEDING OTHER PACKAGES # Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong # during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may # be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every # possible question that could be asked during an install, do an # installation, and then run these commands: # debconf-get-selections --installer > file # debconf-get-selections >> file ## MIGRATION-ASSISTANT #UserFolder=/Documents and Settings/Arthur S d-i anna/choose_modules multiselect migration-assistant d-i migration-assistant/partitions multiselect Windows XP Professional (/dev/MADEVICE) d-i migration-assistant/MADEVICE/users multiselect Arthur S d-i migration-assistant/MADEVICE/Arthur+S/items multiselect AIM Triton, Internet Explorer, Yahoo, MSN, Opera, Firefox, Wallpaper, User Picture, Outlook Express, Gaim # d-i migration-assistant/MADEVICE/hostuser/items multiselect My Documents, Internet Explorer d-i migration-assistant/MADEVICE/Arthur+S/user string arthurs # d-i migration-assistant/new-user/linuser/password password xyz # d-i migration-assistant/new-user/linuser/password-again password xyz # d-i migration-assistant/new-user/linuser/fullname string fullusername # d-i migration-assistant/new-user/linuser/administrator boolean true ## SHELL COMMANDS. # d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks # for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a # preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted # locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's # a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer, # automatically. # This first command is run as early as possible, just after # preseeding is read. d-i preseed/early_command string [ -x /custom-installation/hooks/early-command.sh ] && /custom-installation/hooks/early-command.sh # This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is # still a usable /target directory. #d-i preseed/late_command string echo foo > /target/etc/bar # d-i preseed/late_command string rm /target/usr/lib/base-config/menu/apt-setup; rm /target/usr/lib/base-config/menu/apt-setup.mnu #~ d-i preseed/late_command string /sbin/late_command