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[Philipp Gassmann <phiphi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Everyone

Some time ago I asked for help about automating Ubuntu Desktop Installation.
In the meantime I finished the Setup and it works great.

Now i published the full preseed file including the scripts I use to
configure the system for the User.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Enterprise/WorkstationAutoinstallPreseed
I removed some specifics, but I kept much possibly useful information
and details.

Greetings from Switzerland,
Philipp Gassmann

Am 04.01.2013 09:40, schrieb Philipp Gassmann:
> Hello everyone
>
> I'm looking for a nice way to set up Ubuntu Desktop on Notebooks for our
> Company.
>
> Till now we've been using Fedora and automated installation over PXE
> with Cobbler and Kickstart.
>
> We want encryption for /home /tmp /swap. We used full disk encryption
> with LVM an luks/cryptsetup.
>
> Fedora uses Anaconda and Kickstart files that make it easy to automate
> the full installation process, including disk encryption, package
> installation and post-scripts.
> We're using a custom firstboot script to set up the user and add his
> password to cryptsetup.
>
> I was looking for ways to integrate Ubuntu Desktop Staging into our
> existing Cobbler PXE Setup (on CentOS) but I could only find fragments
> and not much on 12.04. A lot of the information is incomplete or
> outdated (11.10 or earlier)
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Netboot
> http://michaeldehaan.net/post/39496835943/experiences-with-cobbler-deploying-ubuntu-precise
>
> Does Ubuntu save the answers / preseed file when installing manually?
> Couldn't find the information on the installed system or during
> installation. Fedora generates a kickstart file you can then reuse to
> set up other systems.
>
> What do you use/recommend for desktop installation?
>
> It would be great if some more detailed information could be found on
> the Enterprise Ubuntu Wiki.
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Enterprise/Needs
>
> Our needs:
>
>  - Fully automated
>  - Network Boot (PXE)
>  - Integration in current Cobbler Setup
>  - Encrypted Disk
>  - Custom package selection
>  - Script to set up printers etc.
>  - Firstboot User setup (OEM-Install option?)
>
> Thank you
>
> Philipp Gassmann
>
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