Debconf9boot loaders wiki debconf debian conference. Debian can be preconfigured through a preconfiguration aka. Use debconf show or debconf get selections to find out about valid debconf entries for an installed package. Does debconfsetselections automatically deletes values from.
Manage entries in the debian debconf database with puppet smoedingpuppet debconf. The preseed example file provided by debian should be enought to start but you can find a lot of other preseed files provided by different people for different purposes on the same wiki page. Im trying to set default answers to debconf to automate exim config. How to preconfigure package using debconfsetselections.
Im trying to find the available debconf configuration options which keyvalue pairs the package supports and if possible a description of each of some noninstalled packages, like ufw, but i havent found a way with debconf binaries to check them out. I would agree i would think that would work, but if you read my original post you will see i said i examining debconfgetselections before and after installation of the new version of grubpc. Just as the conference is central to the social aspects of debian. It is developed for the debian gnulinux distribution, and is closely integrated with debians package management system, dpkg when packages are being installed, debconf asks the user questions which determine the contents of the systemwide configuration files. Users can probe a packages debconf settings by using debconf get selections. It is advised to install grub bootloader to mbr this will replace current bootloader from mbr after installation. I want to replicate the debian installation choices made for my systems current configuration in the installation of a new system. Id like to know in common how to use the results of debconf show with debconf set selections to precvonfigure deb packages with the command line or within a shell script. It is developed for the debian gnulinux distribution, and is closely integrated with debians package management system, dpkg. What values from debconfgetselections should not be preseeded. If i run debconfsetselections after the package was installed, it works, however, i need to reconfigure the package. Do not work off a debconfgetselections installer generated g but get the values from it and modify the example preseed file with them. I am setting up a bash script to automate the building of a lamp environment. Preseed options used for partitioning target selection.
Debian configuration management system cimplementation. Id like to know in common how to use the results of debconfshow with debconf set selections to precvonfigure deb packages with the command line or within a shell script. To save you reading the specification which is in debian policy if youre interested, debconf is a backend database, with a frontend that talks to it and presents an interface to the user. Do not work off a debconf get selections installer generated g but get the values from it and modify the example preseed file with them. In this case grub2 will offer no boot selections when upon system restart. My solution was to use debconf to preconfigure the selection to devsda prior to. Could someone explain me please the proper way to do this. I found that the b you can download from the steam downloads page is 1. If the systems uefi firmware fails to find grub2s efi bootloader file, using the. We restrict only to pc x86 machines, thus with limited bios boot support. This manual assumes that you are familiar with debconf as a user, and are familiar with the basics of debian package construction.
I am using debconfsetselections to set options before installing mysql, phpmyadmin, etc it works mainly great. From the grub 2 menu at boot, the user can also determine which ubuntu is. Gnu grub is a very powerful boot loader, which can load a wide variety of free. Found 35 matching packages exact hits package debconf. Each question will be marked as seen to prevent debconf from asking the question interactively. Debians configuration management might take some getting used to, but after you learn your way around etcdefault,init. Sometimes its because ubuntus installer selected a different install device than the bios boots from, sometimes its because the user manually selected that grub s boot sector should be installed to a partition which is wrong, it should always go in the mbr, etc.
How to check debconf selections of a noninstalled package. Grub 2 has more reliable ways to find its own files and those of target kernels. That install option for debconfgetselection does not work. Grub2 the grand unified bootloader version 2 is a replacement for the original. How to create ubuntu installation preseed file ask ubuntu. Im setting up new values with debconf set selections, but debconf ignores it. Copy any relevant values from the output of these commands, and add it to your custom preseed. This module uses programs provided by the debianubuntu debconf package. Download debconf packages for alpine, centos, debian, fedora, mageia, ubuntu. Ubuntu core developers mail archive please consider filing a bug or asking a question via launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly. Use debconfshow or debconfgetselections to find out about valid debconf entries for an installed package.
This will show the use of debconfsetselections and debconfgetselections to configure mysql setting that might normally be prompted for during installation. To get debconf get selections on your masterinstall you will need the debconf utils package at least on ubuntu hardy and up and. After postfix manual installation i use debconfgetselections like below but get zero output. But the debian project likes the name so much that it uses it give or take a capital c for the system used to configure debian packages. If the installation will use the entire disk no specific grub selections. Podebconf download for linux deb, rpm, zst download podebconf linux packages for arch linux, centos, debian, fedora, mageia, ubuntu.
Packages use debconf to ask questions when they are installed. Get current debconf settings for installed packages. What values from debconf get selections should not be preseeded. Apr 30, 2015 installing mysql with debconf learn how to install mysql 5. A login shell is one whose first character of argument zero is a, or one started with the login option. There is a rarelyused command named debconf, documented in debconf1 debconf provides a consistent interface for configuring packages, allowing you to choose from several user interface frontends. See the debian policy for a definition of virtual packages. Install mysql server on ubuntu noninteractive installation. But the problem is that i have to set an empty password for mysql and it still asks for the password during installation even with the lines typed before. How to use debcondf show results with debconfsetselections. Reads from a file if a filename is given, otherwise from stdin. Bruce byfield debconf is best known as an annual gathering of debian developers. The debconf type modifies entries in the debian debconf database.
Installing mysql with debconf learn how to install mysql 5. Pre loading debconf values for easy installation its. The debconf type is a more general solution as it allows to update settings without the need to install the package at the same time. To dump the debconf database of the debianinstaller, from varloginstallercdebconf, use the installer parameter. What i am trying to do is write a script which will update bodhi linux 1. Manage entries in the debian debconf database with puppet smoedingpuppetdebconf. Users will need to be familiar with the package debconf options. I will also note that if you download the latest trusty min. You need to skip that and use just bare debconfgetselection to get the list. This manual begins by explaining two new files that are added to debian packages that use debconf.
Grub 2 is compatible with efiuefi and will load the necessary. You can download the requested file from the poolmainggrub2 subdirectory at any of these. Grub2installing community help wiki ubuntu documentation. Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly. You have searched for packages that names contain debconf in all suites, all sections, and all architectures. Closed add debconfutils dependency to ubuntu package. Introduction this is a guide to using debconf with your packages, aimed at a debian developer. Do not work off a debconf get selections installer generated preseed. Does debconfsetselections automatically deletes values. If you cant find the option youre looking for you can generate a comprehensive preseed file based on your own install time choices by using debconf get selections.