01-07-2014
Installing latest Ubuntu on my desktop
I wish to install the latest ubuntu on my desktop. How do I go about doing this ?
Also how do I create the superuser or admin once the installation is done ?
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osinfo-install-script
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NAME
osinfo-install-script - generate a script for automated installation
SYNOPSIS
osinfo-install-script [OPTIONS...] OS-ID
DESCRIPTION
Generate a script suitable for performing an automated installation of "OS-ID". "OS-ID" should be a URI identifying the operating system,
or its short ID.
By default a script will be generated for a "JEOS" style install.
OPTIONS
--profile=NAME
Choose the installation script profile. Defaults to "jeos", but can also be "desktop", or a site specific profile name
--config=key=value
Set the configuration parameter "key" to "value".
CONFIGURATION KEYS
The following configuration keys are available
"hardware-arch"
The hardware architecture
"l10n-timezone"
The local timezone
"l10n-keyboard"
The local keyboard layout
"l10n-language"
The local language
"admin-password"
The administrator password
"user-password"
The user password
"user-login"
The user login name
"user-realname"
The user real name
"user-autologin"
Whether to automatically login the user
"user-admin"
Whether to give the user administrative privileges
"reg-product-key"
The software registration key
"reg-login"
The software registration user login
"reg-password"
The software registration user password
EXAMPLE USAGE
The following usage generates a Fedora 16 kickstart script
# osinfo-install-script
--profile jeos
--config l10n-timezone=GMT
--config l10n-keyboard=uk
--config l10n-language=en_GB
--config admin-password=123456
--config user-login=berrange
--config user-password=123456
--config user-realname="Daniel P Berrange"
fedora16
EXIT STATUS
The exit status will be 0 if an install script is generated, or 1 on error
AUTHORS
Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
LICENSE
"osinfo-install-script" is distributed under the termsof the GNU LGPL v2 license. This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
libosinfo-0.2.7 2013-04-10 OSINFO-INSTALL-SCRIPT.C(1)