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@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ packages. If the -t option is given, then tasksel prints out the command |
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line to use to stdout instead. All other messages are printed to stderr. |
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To get a new task added to Debian, please file a bug report on tasksel. |
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Or, create a task package yourself, and then file a bug report on tasksel |
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for it to be added to tasksel's UI. |
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Debian derived distributions can add a new .desc file to |
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/usr/share/tasksel/ to add additional tasks, or modify/divert |
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@@ -45,12 +47,12 @@ the packages you want to include in the task in the following lines. |
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All Key packages will be also be selected for installation when a task is |
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installed. |
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In Debian, we mostly use the "task-fields" method, which is built into |
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tasksel, and looks for Task fields in the control data of available |
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packages, that list the name of the task. Another available method is |
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"standard", which just installs all standard priority packages, and another |
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is "manual", which, as a special case, runs aptitude interactively to |
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select what to install. |
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In Debian, we have switched to using task packages, so the task files just |
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list the task packages as Key, and don't list other packages in the task |
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(instead they are Depends and Recommends of the task package). Another |
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available method is "standard", which just installs all standard priority |
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packages, and another is "manual", which, as a special case, runs aptitude |
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interactively to select what to install. |
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It's also possible to define other methods, by adding programs to |
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/usr/lib/tasksel/packages/. Then list the name of the program as the first |
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