{"id":13827,"date":"2019-04-06T10:02:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=13827"},"modified":"2019-04-06T10:02:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:02:16","slug":"tasksel-easily-and-quickly-install-group-softwares-in-debian-and-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/04\/06\/tasksel-easily-and-quickly-install-group-softwares-in-debian-and-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasksel \u2013 Easily and Quickly Install Group Softwares in Debian and Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the several tasks that a Linux user is bound to handle is software installation. There are possibly two methods especially on\u00a0Debian\/Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0Linux systems you can use for installing software. The first is installing individual packages using package management tools such as\u00a0apt-get<\/a>,\u00a0apt<\/a>,\u00a0aptitude<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0synaptic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The other is by using\u00a0Tasksel<\/strong>, is a simple and easy-to-use tool developed for\u00a0Debian\/Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0that provides users an interface to enable them to install a group of related packages such as\u00a0LAMP Server<\/strong>,\u00a0Mail Server<\/strong>,\u00a0DNS Server<\/strong>, etc. as a single pre-configured task. It works comparably to meta-packages, you will find nearly all tasks in\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>\u00a0present in meta-packages.<\/p>\n

How To Install and Use Tasksel in Debian and Ubuntu<\/h3>\n

To install\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>, simply run the command below:<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt-get install tasksel\r\n<\/pre>\n
After installing Tasksel, it enables you to install one or more predefined group of packages. User need to run it from the command line with a few arguments, it provides a graphical user interface as well where one can select software to install.<\/p>\n
The general syntax of running\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>\u00a0from the command line is:<\/p>\n
$ sudo tasksel install task_name\r\n$ sudo tasksel remove task_name\r\n$ sudo tasksel command_line_options\r\n<\/pre>\n
To start the\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>\u00a0user interface, issue the command below:<\/p>\n
$ sudo tasksel\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Tasksel<\/a><\/p>\n
Tasksel \u2013 List of Software Collection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Where you see an asterisk\u00a0(*)<\/code>\u00a0without the red highlighter, it means that software is already installed.<\/p>\n
To install one or more software, use the\u00a0Up<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Down<\/strong>\u00a0arrows to move the red highlighter, press the\u00a0Space<\/strong>\u00a0bar to select the software and use the\u00a0Tab<\/strong>\u00a0key to move the to\u00a0<ok><\/code>. Then hit\u00a0Enter<\/strong>\u00a0button to install the selected software as shown in the screencast below.<\/p>\n
\"Tasksel<\/a><\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can list all tasks from the command line as well, by using the command below. Note that in the first column of the list,\u00a0u<\/code>\u00a0(uninstalled) means software is not installed and\u00a0i<\/code>\u00a0(installed) means software is installed.<\/p>\n
$ sudo tasksel --list-tasks \r\n<\/pre>\n
Sample Output<\/h5>\n
u<\/strong> manual\tManual package selection\r\nu<\/strong> kubuntu-live\tKubuntu live CD\r\nu<\/strong> lubuntu-live\tLubuntu live CD\r\nu<\/strong> ubuntu-gnome-live\tUbuntu GNOME live CD\r\nu<\/strong> ubuntu-live\tUbuntu live CD\r\nu<\/strong> ubuntu-mate-live\tUbuntu MATE Live CD\r\nu<\/strong> ubuntustudio-dvd-live\tUbuntu Studio live DVD\r\nu<\/strong> ubuntustudio-live\tUbuntu Studio live CD\r\nu<\/strong> xubuntu-live\tXubuntu live CD\r\nu<\/strong> cloud-image\tUbuntu Cloud Image (instance)\r\nu<\/strong> dns-server\tDNS server\r\nu<\/strong> edubuntu-desktop-gnome\tEdubuntu desktop\r\nu<\/strong> kubuntu-desktop\tKubuntu desktop\r\nu<\/strong> kubuntu-full\tKubuntu full\r\nu<\/strong> lamp-server\tLAMP server\r\nu<\/strong> lubuntu-core\tLubuntu minimal installation\r\nu<\/strong> lubuntu-desktop\tLubuntu Desktop\r\nu<\/strong> mail-server\tMail server\r\nu<\/strong> mythbuntu-backend-master\tMythbuntu master backend\r\nu<\/strong> mythbuntu-backend-slave\tMythbuntu slave backend\r\nu<\/strong> mythbuntu-desktop\tMythbuntu additional roles\r\nu<\/strong> mythbuntu-frontend\tMythbuntu frontend\r\nu<\/strong> postgresql-server\tPostgreSQL database\r\nu<\/strong> samba-server\tSamba file server\r\nu<\/strong> tomcat-server\tTomcat Java server\r\ni<\/strong> ubuntu-desktop\tUbuntu desktop\r\n...\r\n<\/pre>\n
You can find a full description of all tasks in\u00a0\/usr\/share\/tasksel\/*.desc<\/code>\u00a0and\u00a0\/usr\/local\/share\/tasksel\/*.desc<\/code>\u00a0files.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s install some group of software packages such\u00a0LAMP<\/strong>,\u00a0Mail Server<\/strong>,\u00a0DNS Server<\/strong>\u00a0etc..<\/p>\n
Install LAMP stack Using Tasksel<\/h4>\n
As an example, we shall cover the\u00a0installation of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) stack in Ubuntu 16.04<\/a>.<\/p>\n
You can either use the user interface or the command line option, but here, we shall utilize the command line option as follows:<\/p>\n
$ sudo tasksel install lamp-server\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Install<\/a><\/p>\n
While the Mysql package is being installed, you will be prompted to configure Mysql by setting a\u00a0root<\/strong>\u00a0password. Simply enter a strong and secure password, then hit the\u00a0Enter<\/strong>\u00a0key to proceed.<\/p>\n
Wait for the installation to complete. After all is done, you can test the LAMP stack installation as follows.<\/p>\n
$ sudo task --list-tasks | grep \u201clamp-server\u201d\r\n\r\ni<\/strong> lamp-server<\/strong>\tLAM server\r\n<\/pre>\n
Similarly you can also install\u00a0Mail Server<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0DNS Server<\/strong>\u00a0as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo tasksel install mail-server\r\n$ sudo tasksel install dns-server\r\n<\/pre>\n
Look through the\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>\u00a0package\u00a0man page<\/strong>\u00a0for more usage options.<\/p>\n
$ man tasksel\r\n<\/pre>\n
As a conclusion,\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>\u00a0is a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to install software on their\u00a0Debian\/Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0Linux systems.<\/p>\n
However, which method of software installation i.e using\u00a0apt-get\/apt\/aptitude package management<\/a>\u00a0tools or\u00a0tasksel<\/strong>, do you actually prefer and why? Let us know via the comment section below, as well as any suggestions or other vital feedback.<\/p>\n
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One of the several tasks that a Linux user is bound to handle is software installation. There are possibly two methods especially on\u00a0Debian\/Ubuntu\u00a0Linux systems you can use for installing software. The first is installing individual packages using package management tools such as\u00a0apt-get,\u00a0apt,\u00a0aptitude\u00a0and\u00a0synaptic. The other is by using\u00a0Tasksel, is a simple and easy-to-use tool developed for\u00a0Debian\/Ubuntu\u00a0that … <\/p>\n
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