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   1 # Preseed file for KVM virtual machines running Ubuntu Server
   2 # tried to keep it pretty lean and pretty generic
   3 # Frank Heimes
   4  
   5 # General configuration
   6 d-i debconf/priority string critical
   7 d-i auto-install/enable boolean true
   8 
   9 # use -proposed udebs
  10 ### d-i apt-setup/proposed boolean true
  11  
  12 d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
  13  
  14 # Localization
  15 d-i debian-installer/language string en
  16 d-i debian-installer/country string US
  17 d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US.UTF-8 
  18  
  19 # HW clock
  20 d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
  21 # Timezone
  22 d-i time/zone string US/Eastern
  23  
  24 #
  25 # Mirror preseed file for the Debian Installer
  26 #
  27 d-i mirror/country string manual
  28 d-i mirror/protocol string http
  29 d-i mirror/http/hostname string ports.ubuntu.com
  30 d-i mirror/http/directory string /
  31 
  32 # Use a http proxy
  33 ### d-i mirror/http/proxy string http://myproxy.example.com:3128
  34 # Use no proxy
  35 d-i mirror/http/proxy string
  36  
  37 # Ubuntu release to install
  38 d-i mirror/suite string xenial
  39  
  40 # user setup
  41 d-i passwd/user-fullname string ubuntu
  42 d-i passwd/username string ubuntu
  43 # specify password in clear (don’t do that)
  44 ### d-i passwd/user-password password ubuntu
  45 ### d-i passwd/user-password-again password ubuntu
  46 ### d-i user-setup/allow-password-weak boolean true
  47 # specify encrypted password (use 'mkpasswd -m sha-512' to generate)
  48 d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password $6$qAvoG9qPd08PD1I$uVlTe7FISFrQ4Klcfs95YMUahYNWtOSRU7pQGgo6PpA.eyK/5xnvDk7963XzzJe5Wq8T6HsIX2MP0Sb8qmSM8.
  49 # encrypt fs
  50 d-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false
  51  
  52 # Enable login as root
  53 ### d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
  54 # Root password
  55 ### d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $6$EUF2Ps/BoU5qy.C$cngxbtxDmCH8lXTMX6YqCtPjEfa3rBWL7l8btCBiESU.KCvKnzukZl9f.AYzOPZiotisgge7WMB/Bi/BKcj/x.
  56 # enable shadow passwords
  57 d-i passwd/shadow boolean true
  58  
  59 # do not enable live installer, use normal d-i instead
  60 d-i live-installer/enable boolean false
  61  
  62 # qcow2 image as defined in xml
  63 d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/vda
  64 d-i partman-auto/method string regular
  65  
  66 # optional lines to clean-up old RAIDs and LVMs ....
  67 d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
  68 d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
  69 d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm_span boolean true
  70 d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
  71 d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
  72  
  73 d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
  74 d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
  75 d-i partman/confirm boolean true
  76 d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
  77  
  78 # Use restricted software?
  79 apt-mirror-setup        apt-setup/restricted    boolean true
  80 # Use software from the "universe" component?
  81 apt-mirror-setup        apt-setup/universe      boolean true
  82 # Use software from the "multiverse" component?
  83 apt-mirror-setup        apt-setup/multiverse    boolean true
  84 # Use backported software?
  85 apt-mirror-setup        apt-setup/backports     boolean false
  86 # Use software from the "partner" repository?
  87 apt-mirror-setup        apt-setup/partner       boolean false
  88 # Enable source repositories in APT?
  89 apt-setup-udeb  apt-setup/enable-source-repositories    boolean false
  90  
  91 # Software selection
  92 d-i tasksel/first multiselect standard system utilities, OpenSSH server, Basic Ubuntu server
  93  
  94 # Should kexec-tools handle reboots?
  95 kexec-tools	kexec-tools/load_kexec	boolean	false
  96 # Should kdump-tools be enabled by default?
  97 kdump-tools     kdump-tools/use_kdump   boolean false
  98  
  99 # After installation, install some packages - use a single line only! (keep it minimalistic)
 100 d-i preseed/late_command string in-target sed -i s/prohibit-password/yes/g /etc/ssh/sshd_config; apt-install screen vim
 101  
 102 # Perform the automatic action after installation
 103 d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
 104 # Perform a poweroff instead of a reboot (allows to change boot order)
 105 d-i debian-installer/exit/poweroff boolean true