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 ====== Tasksel ======
-===== Installing Windows Manager =====
+Tasksel is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system.
-The following steps will show you how to install another desktop environment.
-**Note: Debian 12.9.0 comes preinstalled with GNOME desktop environment.**
+This function is similar to that of meta-packages, and, in fact, most of the tasks available from tasksel are also available as meta-packages from the Ubuntu package managers (such as Synaptic Package Manager or KPackageKit).
-. In the terminal, type:
+This page shows useful information about tasksel.
+-----
+===== Installing tasksel =====
+In case your Debian does not come installed with tasksel. Generally, Debian has tasksel preinstalled.
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+. Open your terminal.
+. Type this command to install tasksel:
+  sudo apt install tasksel
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+tasksel is already installed with the newest version on my Debian.
+. Once installed, you can open up the menu using the command:
   sudo tasksel
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-\\ Notice that the terminal will look like this.
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-. We want to install the Xfce desktop environment. Navigate the menu using up and down key. Press space to mark Xfce for installation. Make sure there is the (*) symbol. {{image_2025-01-16_142655265.png}}
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+-----
+===== tasksel Commands =====
+Commands that may help you with using tasksel.
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-. Press Tab until Ok button is highlighted. {{image_2025-01-16_142733645.png?nolink}} Press Enter.
+  * List available tasks. //i// prefixes installed tasks, //u// prefixes uninstalled tasks.
-. Wait for the installation to finish.
+  tasksel --list-task
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-. Once the installation finish, we will try and switch to the Xfce desktop environment. Click the top right button on the screen. {{image_2025-01-16_142948053.png}}
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-. Click the power button. {{image_2025-01-16_143037961.png}}
+  * Inspect packages in a task.
-. Click Log Out...
+  tasksel --task-packages ssh-server
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-. Now, click your user.
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-. Click the Gear icon on the bottom right corner. {{image_2025-01-16_143220215.png}}
+  * Install tasks using terminal instead of going through menu.
-. Click Xfce Session.
+  sudo tasksel install ssh-server
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-. Login as usual.
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-. Notice that your desktop looks different. You have successfully changed your desktop environment!
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+-----
+Now you have the basic knowledge of using tasksel. Click this [[installation#Installing Windows Manager|link]] to see an example of using tasksel to install a new desktop environment.