am trying to create an autoinstaller for Lubuntu iso. i have created the below files:
- xfile.preseed
- adjusted the grub.cfg file accordingly .
here is my preseed file:
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# Localization
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string us
Network configuration
d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
Mirror settings
d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/http/hostname string archive.ubuntu.com
d-i mirror/http/directory string /ubuntu
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
Account setup
d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
d-i passwd/root-password password <root_password>
d-i passwd/root-password-again password <root_password>
Clock and time zone setup
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
d-i time/zone string UTC
Partitioning
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
d-i partman/default_filesystem string ext4
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string
boot-root ::
512 512 512 ext4
$primary{ } $bootable{ }
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
mountpoint{ /boot }
.
100% 512 100% ext4
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
mountpoint{ / }
.
Package selection
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect lubuntu-desktop
Boot loader installation
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
Finish installation without user interaction
d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
Preseed late command
d-i preseed/late_command string
in-target wget -O /tmp/autoinstall.sh http://path/to/your/autoinstall.sh;
in-target chmod +x /tmp/autoinstall.sh;
in-target /bin/bash /tmp/autoinstall.sh
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here is my grub.cfg command:
menuentry "Install Lubuntu" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ounch.preseed auto=true priority=critical debian-installer/locale=en_US keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us ubiquity/reboot=casper languagechooser/language-name=English countrychooser/shortlist=US localechooser/supported-locales=en_US.UTF-8 boot=casper automatic-ubiquity quiet splash noprompt noshell ---
initrd /casper/initrd.gz
}
and i extracted the Lubuntu iso image using CUBIC and modified the above files. After that i have packed the iso image using CUBIC and i tried to run the image using VM. The problem is: the iso is ignoring the auto-installer and straightaway bring me to lubuntu live window. Can anyone help me with this? appreciate your kind help and support.
@guiverc - I have created a yaml file to be used as preseed here is the content of the new yaml file:
localization:
locale: en_US
consoleSetup:
askDetect: false
keyboardConfiguration:
layoutCode: us
Network configuration
networking:
interfaceSelection: auto
Mirror settings
mirror:
country: manual
http:
hostname: archive.ubuntu.com
directory: /ubuntu
proxy: ""
Account setup
users:
root:
login: true
password: "<root_password>"
passwordRepeat: "<root_password>"
Clock and time zone setup
timezone:
utc: true
zone: UTC
Partitioning
partitions:
method: regular
recipe: atomic
defaultFilesystem: ext4
expertRecipe: |
boot-root ::
512 512 512 ext4
$primary{ } $bootable{ }
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
mountpoint{ /boot }
.
100% 512 100% ext4
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
mountpoint{ / }
.
Package selection
packages:
lubuntu-desktop:
selected: true
Boot loader installation
bootloader:
installer: true
debian: true
otherOs: true
Finish installation without user interaction
finish:
rebootInProcess: note
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And i have updated the grub.cfg config to:
menuentry "Install Lubuntu" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper file=/cdrom/preseed/ounch.yaml auto=true priority=critical quiet splash noprompt noshell ---
initrd /casper/initrd.gz
}
Still the problem persist. The system is ignoring my preconfig files.
