installer/doc/example-preseed.cfg

# d-i preseed file, version 0.1. Copyright 2004 by Joey Hess.
#
# Use with care! This will make d-i install Debian without warnings or
# confirmation.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
# SUCH DAMAGE. In other words, if you destroy your computer with this, it's
# your own tough luck.

#### Modifying syslinux.cfg.

# Edit the syslinux.cfg (or similar) file, and add parameters to the end
# of the append line(s) for the kernel.
#
# You'll at least want to add a parameter telling the installer where to
# get its preseed file from.
# If you're installing from USB media, use this, and put the preseed file
# in the toplevel directory of the USB stick.
#   preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
# If you're netbooting, use this instead:
#   preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
# If you're remastering a CD, you could use this:
#   preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
# Be sure to copy this file to the location you specify.
# 
# While you're at it, you may want to throw a debconf/priority=critical in
# there, to avoid most questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
# And you might set the timeout to 1 in syslinux.cfg to avoid needing to hit
# enter to boot the installer.
#
# Language, country, and keyboard selection cannot be preseeded from a file,
# because the questions are asked before the preseed file can be loaded.
# Instead, to avoid these questions, pass some more parameters to the kernel:
#
#    languagechooser/language-name=English
#    countrychooser/shortlist=US
#    console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
#
# Be warned that all bootloaders have a size limit on the size of the
# kernel command line, which can be exceeded by passing a lot of preseed
# values on it. For syslinux, this limit is 256 characters. If you exceed
# this, you can try deleting some other bits of the command line. I remove
# "vga=normal", and "devfs=mount,dall" and the installer will still boot
# ok. We'll probably remove these from the shipped file eventually.

#### 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 wget http://url/to/my.udeb -O /tmp/my.udeb ; udpkg -i /tmp/my.udeb
# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
# still a usable /target directory.
#d-i    preseed/late_command            string for deb in /hd-media/*.deb; do cp $deb /target/tmp; chroot /target dpkg -i /tmp/$(basename $deb); done
# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
#base-config    base-config/early_command       string echo hi mom
# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
# tweak the configuration of the system.
#base-config    base-config/late_command        string apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh

#### Network configuration.

# Of course, this won't work if you're loading your preseed file from the
# network! But it's great if you're booting from CD or USB stick. You can
# also pass network config parameters in on the kernel params if you are
# loading preseed files from the network.

# Force netcfg to use a specific interface. Normally not needed, since it
# uses whichever interface is connected.
#d-i    netcfg/choose_interface select eth0

# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
#d-i    netcfg/disable_dhcp     boolean true
#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

# Note that any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take
# precidence 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 unassigned-hostname
d-i     netcfg/get_domain       string unassigned-domain

# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
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

#### Mirror settings.

d-i     mirror/country          string enter information manually
d-i     mirror/http/hostname    string http.us.debian.org
d-i     mirror/http/directory   string /debian
d-i     mirror/suite            string testing
d-i     mirror/http/proxy       string 

### Partitioning.

# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
#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 disk devfs knows of:
d-i     partman-auto/disk       string /dev/discs/disc0/disc

# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
d-i     partman-auto/choose_recipe      select All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
#d-i    partman-auto/choose_recipe      select Desktop machine
#d-i    partman-auto/choose_recipe      select Multi-user workstation
# 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 in one line. This example creates
# a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and uses the rest of the space
# for the root partition:
#d-i    partman-auto/expert_recipe      string boot-root :: 20 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{ } . 
# For reference, here is that same recipe in a more readable form:
#       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/choose_partition        select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
d-i     partman/confirm                 boolean true

#### Boot loader installation.

# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
# instead, uncomment this:
#d-i    grub-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/only-debian      boolean false
#d-i    grub-installer/with_other_os    boolean false

# TODO how to preseed lilo-installer? Its questions make this difficult.

##### Finishing up the first stage install.

# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
d-i     prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress        note 


##### Preseeding base-config.
# XXX: Note that most of this will not work right until base-config 2.40.4
# is available.

# Avoid the intorductory message.
base-config     base-config/intro       note 

# Avoid the final message.
base-config     base-config/login       note 

# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
# after base-config finishes.
#base-config    base-config/start-display-manager       boolean false

###### Time zone setup.

# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to GMT.
base-config     tzconfig/gmt            boolean true

# If you told the installer that you're in the United States, then you
# can set the time zone using this variable.
# (Choices are: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
# Aleutian, Arizona East-Indiana, Indiana-Starke, Michigan, Samoa, other)
base-config     tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US select Eastern
# If you told it you're in Canada.
# (Choices are: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central,
# East-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, other)
base-config     tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA select Eastern
# If you told it you're in Brazil. (Choices are: East, West, Acre,
# DeNoronha, other)
base-config     tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR select East
# Many countries have only one time zone. If you told the installer you're
# in one of those countries, you can choose its standard time zone via this
# question.
base-config     tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single boolean true
# This question is asked as a fallback for countries other than those
# listed above, which have more than one time zone. You can preseed one of
# the time zones, or "other".
#base-config    tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple select 

###### Account setup.

# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
# (XXX: In fact, this won't work, because passwd clears the settings
# before asking for a root password. This may not be fixed before the sarge
# release, if it's fixed at all.)
#passwd         passwd/root-password            password r00tme
#passwd         passwd/root-password-again      password r00tme

# If you want to skip creation of a normal user account.
#passwd         passwd/make-user                boolean false
# Alternatively, you can preseed the user's name. Note that the username
# will be derived from this; it cannot be overridden currently. The
# username will be the (lowercase) first name of the full name.
#passwd         passwd/user-fullname            string Debian User
#passwd         passwd/username                 string 
# And their password, but use caution!
#passwd         passwd/user-password            password insecure
#passwd         passwd/user-password-again      password insecure

###### Apt setup.

# This question controls what source the second stage installation uses
# for packages. Choices are cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, edit sources list
# by hand
base-config     apt-setup/uri_type      select http

# If you choose ftp or http, you'll be asked for a country and a mirror.
base-config     apt-setup/country       select enter information manually
base-config     apt-setup/hostname      string http.us.debian.org
base-config     apt-setup/directory     string /debian
# Stop after choosing one mirror.
base-config     apt-setup/another       boolean false

# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
#base-config    apt-setup/non-free      boolean true
#base-config    apt-setup/contrib       boolean true

# Do enable security updates.
base-config     apt-setup/security-updates      boolean true

###### Package selection.

# You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
# Available tasks as of this writing include: Desktop environment,
# Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server, 
# SQL database, manual package selection. The last of those will run
# aptitude. You can also choose to install no tasks, and force the
# installation of a set of packages in some other way.
# XXX: this will not work until tasksel 2.12 is available
tasksel         tasksel/first   multiselect Desktop environment
#tasksel        tasksel/first   multiselect Web server, Mail server, DNS server

###### Mailer configuration.

# During a normal install, exim asks only two questions. Here's how to
# avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
exim4-config    exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype  select no configuration at this time
# It's a good idea to set this to whatever user account you choose to
# create. Leaving the value blank results in postmaster mail going to
# /var/mail/mail.
exim4-config    exim4/dc_postmaster             string 

###### X Configuration.

# Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
# some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
# configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.

# 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-xfree86        xserver-xfree86/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-xfree86        xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse        boolean true

# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
xserver-xfree86         xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor      boolean true
# Uncomment if you have a LCD display.
#xserver-xfree86        xserver-xfree86/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-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method select medium
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list        select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz

###### Everything else.

# 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

# If you like, you can include other preseed files into this one.
# Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from this
# file. More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
#d-i    preseed/include string x.cfg
# More flexably, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
# preseed files, includes those files. For example, to switch configs based
# on a particular usb storage device (in this case, a built-in card reader):
#d-i    preseed/include_command string if $(grep -q "GUID: 0aec3050aec305000001a003"  /proc/scsi/usb-storage-*/*); then echo kraken.cfg; else echo otherusb.cfg; fi
1	joeyh	21378	# d-i preseed file, version 0.1. Copyright 2004 by Joey Hess.
2			#
3			# Use with care! This will make d-i install Debian without warnings or
4			# confirmation.
5			#
6			# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
7			# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
8			# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
9			# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
10			# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
11			# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
12			# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
13			# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
14			# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
15			# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
16			# SUCH DAMAGE. In other words, if you destroy your computer with this, it's
17			# your own tough luck.
18
19			#### Modifying syslinux.cfg.
20
21			# Edit the syslinux.cfg (or similar) file, and add parameters to the end
22			# of the append line(s) for the kernel.
23			#
24			# You'll at least want to add a parameter telling the installer where to
25			# get its preseed file from.
26			# If you're installing from USB media, use this, and put the preseed file
27			# in the toplevel directory of the USB stick.
28			# preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
29			# If you're netbooting, use this instead:
30			# preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
31			# If you're remastering a CD, you could use this:
32			# preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
33			# Be sure to copy this file to the location you specify.
34			#
35			# While you're at it, you may want to throw a debconf/priority=critical in
36			# there, to avoid most questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
37			# And you might set the timeout to 1 in syslinux.cfg to avoid needing to hit
38			# enter to boot the installer.
39			#
40			# Language, country, and keyboard selection cannot be preseeded from a file,
41			# because the questions are asked before the preseed file can be loaded.
42			# Instead, to avoid these questions, pass some more parameters to the kernel:
43			#
44			# languagechooser/language-name=English
45	fjpop-guest	22043	# countrychooser/shortlist=US
46	joeyh	21378	# console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
47			#
48			# Be warned that all bootloaders have a size limit on the size of the
49			# kernel command line, which can be exceeded by passing a lot of preseed
50			# values on it. For syslinux, this limit is 256 characters. If you exceed
51			# this, you can try deleting some other bits of the command line. I remove
52			# "vga=normal", and "devfs=mount,dall" and the installer will still boot
53			# ok. We'll probably remove these from the shipped file eventually.
54
55	joeyh	21485	#### Shell commands.
56	joeyh	21382
57			# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks
58			# for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a
59			# preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted
60			# locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's
61			# a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer,
62			# automatically.
63
64	joeyh	21485	# This first command is run as early as possible, just after
65			# preseeding is read.
66			#d-i preseed/early_command string wget http://url/to/my.udeb -O /tmp/my.udeb ; udpkg -i /tmp/my.udeb
67			# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
68			# still a usable /target directory.
69	joeyh	21489	#d-i preseed/late_command string for deb in /hd-media/*.deb; do cp $deb /target/tmp; chroot /target dpkg -i /tmp/$(basename $deb); done
70	joeyh	21502	# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
71			#base-config base-config/early_command string echo hi mom
72	joeyh	21485	# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
73			# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
74			# tweak the configuration of the system.
75	joeyh	21502	#base-config base-config/late_command string apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh
76	joeyh	21485
77	joeyh	21378	#### Network configuration.
78
79			# Of course, this won't work if you're loading your preseed file from the
80			# network! But it's great if you're booting from CD or USB stick. You can
81			# also pass network config parameters in on the kernel params if you are
82			# loading preseed files from the network.
83
84	joeyh	21558	# Force netcfg to use a specific interface. Normally not needed, since it
85			# uses whichever interface is connected.
86			#d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0
87	joeyh	21378
88			# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
89			#d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
90			#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
91			#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
92			#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
93			#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
94			#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
95
96			# Note that any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take
97			# precidence over values set here. However, setting the values still
98			# prevents the questions from being shown even if values come from dhcp.
99			d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
100			d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
101
102			# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
103			d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
104			# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
105	joeyh	21442	#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
106	joeyh	21378
107			#### Mirror settings.
108
109			d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
110	joeyh	21442	d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
111	joeyh	21378	d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
112	joeyh	21485	d-i mirror/suite string testing
113	joeyh	21500	d-i mirror/http/proxy string
114	joeyh	21378
115			### Partitioning.
116
117	joeyh	21442	# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
118			#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select Use the largest continuous free space
119			# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
120			# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
121			# For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
122			d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
123	joeyh	21382
124	joeyh	21442	# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
125	joeyh	21378	d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
126	joeyh	21382	#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Desktop machine
127			#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Multi-user workstation
128	joeyh	21442	# Or provide a recipe of your own...
129			# The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
130			# If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can
131			# just point at it.
132			#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
133			# If not, you can put an entire recipe in one line. This example creates
134			# a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and uses the rest of the space
135			# for the root partition:
136			#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string boot-root :: 20 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{ } .
137			# For reference, here is that same recipe in a more readable form:
138			# boot-root ::
139			# 40 50 100 ext3
140			# $primary{ } $bootable{ }
141			# method{ format } format{ }
142			# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }
143			# mountpoint{ /boot }
144			# .
145			# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3
146			# method{ format } format{ }
147			# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }
148			# mountpoint{ / }
149			# .
150			# 64 512 300% linux-swap
151			# method{ swap } format{ }
152			# .
153	joeyh	21382
154			# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
155	joeyh	21378	d-i partman/choose_partition select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
156			d-i partman/confirm boolean true
157
158			#### Boot loader installation.
159
160	joeyh	21502	# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
161			# instead, uncomment this:
162			#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
163
164	joeyh	21378	# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
165			# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
166	joeyh	21379	d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
167	joeyh	21378	# This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS
168			# too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
169			d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
170			# Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr,
171			# uncomment and edit these lines:
172			#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
173			#d-i grub-installer/only-debian boolean false
174			#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
175
176	joeyh	21502	# TODO how to preseed lilo-installer? Its questions make this difficult.
177
178	joeyh	21485	##### Finishing up the first stage install.
179	joeyh	21378
180			# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
181	joeyh	21485	d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
182	joeyh	21378
183	joeyh	21485
184			##### Preseeding base-config.
185	joeyh	21502	# XXX: Note that most of this will not work right until base-config 2.40.4
186			# is available.
187	joeyh	21485
188			# Avoid the intorductory message.
189			base-config base-config/intro note
190
191			# Avoid the final message.
192			base-config base-config/login note
193
194			# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
195			# after base-config finishes.
196			#base-config base-config/start-display-manager boolean false
197
198			###### Time zone setup.
199
200			# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to GMT.
201	joeyh	21500	base-config tzconfig/gmt boolean true
202	joeyh	21485
203			# If you told the installer that you're in the United States, then you
204			# can set the time zone using this variable.
205			# (Choices are: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
206			# Aleutian, Arizona East-Indiana, Indiana-Starke, Michigan, Samoa, other)
207	joeyh	21500	base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US select Eastern
208	joeyh	21485	# If you told it you're in Canada.
209			# (Choices are: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central,
210			# East-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, other)
211	joeyh	21500	base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA select Eastern
212	joeyh	21485	# If you told it you're in Brazil. (Choices are: East, West, Acre,
213			# DeNoronha, other)
214	joeyh	21500	base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR select East
215	joeyh	21485	# Many countries have only one time zone. If you told the installer you're
216			# in one of those countries, you can choose its standard time zone via this
217			# question.
218	joeyh	21500	base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single boolean true
219	joeyh	21485	# This question is asked as a fallback for countries other than those
220			# listed above, which have more than one time zone. You can preseed one of
221			# the time zones, or "other".
222	joeyh	21500	#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple select
223	joeyh	21485
224			###### Account setup.
225
226			# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
227			# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
228			# (XXX: In fact, this won't work, because passwd clears the settings
229			# before asking for a root password. This may not be fixed before the sarge
230			# release, if it's fixed at all.)
231			#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
232			#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
233
234			# If you want to skip creation of a normal user account.
235			#passwd passwd/make-user boolean false
236	joeyh	21500	# Alternatively, you can preseed the user's name. Note that the username
237			# will be derived from this; it cannot be overridden currently. The
238			# username will be the (lowercase) first name of the full name.
239			#passwd passwd/user-fullname string Debian User
240	joeyh	21559	#passwd passwd/username string
241	joeyh	21485	# And their password, but use caution!
242			#passwd passwd/user-password password insecure
243			#passwd passwd/user-password-again password insecure
244
245			###### Apt setup.
246
247			# This question controls what source the second stage installation uses
248			# for packages. Choices are cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, edit sources list
249			# by hand
250	joeyh	21500	base-config apt-setup/uri_type select http
251	joeyh	21485
252			# If you choose ftp or http, you'll be asked for a country and a mirror.
253	joeyh	21500	base-config apt-setup/country select enter information manually
254			base-config apt-setup/hostname string http.us.debian.org
255			base-config apt-setup/directory string /debian
256	joeyh	21485	# Stop after choosing one mirror.
257	joeyh	21500	base-config apt-setup/another boolean false
258	joeyh	21485
259			# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
260	joeyh	21500	#base-config apt-setup/non-free boolean true
261			#base-config apt-setup/contrib boolean true
262	joeyh	21485
263			# Do enable security updates.
264	joeyh	21500	base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
265	joeyh	21485
266			###### Package selection.
267
268			# You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
269			# Available tasks as of this writing include: Desktop environment,
270			# Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server,
271			# SQL database, manual package selection. The last of those will run
272			# aptitude. You can also choose to install no tasks, and force the
273			# installation of a set of packages in some other way.
274			# XXX: this will not work until tasksel 2.12 is available
275			tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Desktop environment
276			#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Web server, Mail server, DNS server
277
278			###### Mailer configuration.
279
280			# During a normal install, exim asks only two questions. Here's how to
281			# avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
282			exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype select no configuration at this time
283			# It's a good idea to set this to whatever user account you choose to
284			# create. Leaving the value blank results in postmaster mail going to
285			# /var/mail/mail.
286			exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
287
288			###### X Configuration.
289
290	joeyh	21500	# Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
291			# some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
292			# configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
293	joeyh	21485
294	joeyh	21500	# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
295			# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
296			#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver select vesa
297
298			# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
299			# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
300			# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
301			#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse boolean true
302
303			# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
304			xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
305			# Uncomment if you have a LCD display.
306			#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
307			# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
308			# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
309			# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
310			xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method select medium
311			xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
312
313	joeyh	21485	###### Everything else.
314
315			# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
316			# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
317			# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
318			# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
319			# installation, and then run these commands:
320			# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
321			# debconf-get-selections >> file
322	joeyh	21558
323			# If you like, you can include other preseed files into this one.
324			# Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from this
325			# file. More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
326			# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
327			# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
328			# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
329			#d-i preseed/include string x.cfg
330	joeyh	21626	# More flexably, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
331			# preseed files, includes those files. For example, to switch configs based
332			# on a particular usb storage device (in this case, a built-in card reader):
333	fjpop-guest	22043	#d-i preseed/include_command string if $(grep -q "GUID: 0aec3050aec305000001a003" /proc/scsi/usb-storage-/); then echo kraken.cfg; else echo otherusb.cfg; fi