You can run the installer in verbose logging mode msiexec /i product.msi /l*v log.txt Then look for changes to ADDLOCAL property in the log. Thus you will be able to determine which features are installed with the above selection in the GUI. Otherwise, you can use Orca as suggested by jscott and analyze the package … Read more
Ok… I’ve found the answer with experiments. Use the server or alternate ISO instead of the desktop ISO! Preseed does not work with the desktop ISO. Use the linux-generic kernel and tasksel ubuntu-desktop to get a desktop installation. The auto boot parameter does not work (at least for i386). Use auto=true priority=critical instead. In contrast … Read more
I would recommend using a mixture of Debian pre-seeding, where you give the installer a text file that answers all the questions it would ask, and Puppet. THe reason for using the preseeding, rather than FAI is that you don’t have to set up an image first and deal with keeping it up to date. … Read more
You can use: yum -y install packagename The “-y” implies “yes”.