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I have a ubuntu desktop that I also use as a CI/CD server on my home. I always break stuff so I wanted to have a USB stick that auto installs everything.

https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/install/autoinstall is for server only.

Is there a way to autoinstall the desktop version as easy as the server version, without having to code? I found some self made solutions but I wanted the autoinstall one just like the server version of ubuntu.

Rafaelo
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  • You've not provided any release details, but there is a canary desktop installer that is based on the subiquity server installer so it may provide the identical functionality as it does on server systems (that's the intention; but you gave no specifics on release). There is some auto-config on ubiquity installer, but again without specifics how it compares depends on details you didn't provide (recent releases offered both though the canary installer is still a work-in-progress so not as stable on it is on server) – guiverc Aug 05 '22 at 08:49
  • @guiverc don't think so. The autoinstall afaik is for servers only atm. Rafaelo "without having to code?" whatever version you find code you shall. It is totally based on a yaml setup so you will need to understand yaml's json style. I is FAR easier to use a normal desktop and execute a post-install script (a script that holds all the actions you execute to get where you want: add/remove packages, setttings (gsettings) you set). You canalso make a backup of (config) files you edit and cp them after install – Rinzwind Aug 05 '22 at 12:46
  • I wanted to not need to put username, password, etc so a post install script would not be the best. – Rafaelo Aug 05 '22 at 16:50

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