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Doesn't the installer use ncurses?

• jchw 9y ago
  If I understand correctly, the intention for the minimal image is to be used in things like Docker containers and other lightweight environments, and not only do they lack an installer, but they also lack a kernel or bootloader; essentially, it would be composed of a minimal chroot.
  • Aloha 9y ago
    they still need the configuration tools though
    • isostatic 9y ago
      ncurses isn't required as part of the configuration -- debconf allows command line setting (and reading) of variables, and if it runs in a headless environment things like "note" get emailed to root if they can't be displayed. Our ubuntu builds are either 1) On real hardware, in which case it's a network boot which takes an IP address etc, and configured the partitions but allows you to override it (you have to press ok) or 2) On KVM builds, where virt-install is used, network detail is specified on the command line upfront and partitioning is fully automatic. Thus the majority of debconf settings are either default (a requirement of the package manager is a sensible default), or specified in the preseed file.