ATTENDLESS_UBUNTU

#!/bin/bash
#
# https://askubuntu.com/questions/122505/how-do-i-create-a-completely-unattended-install-of-ubuntu
#
# Create an unattended install of Ubuntu Server?
# Remaster a CD, ie, download a non graphical ubuntu installation ISO (server or alternate installation CD), mount it
# Check root privileges
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "This script must be run as root"
   exit 1
fi
#
mkdir -p /mnt/iso
mount -o loop ubuntu.iso /mnt/iso
# Copy the relevant files to a different directory
mkdir -p /opt/ubuntuiso
cp -rT /mnt/iso /opt/ubuntuiso
# Prevent the language selection menu from appearing
cd /opt/ubuntuiso
echo en >isolinux/lang
# Use GUI program to add a kickstart file named ks.cfg
apt-get install system-config-kickstart
system-config-kickstart # save file to ks.cfg
# To add packages for the installation, add a %package section to the ks.cfg kickstart file,
# append to the end of ks.cfg file something like this.
#
# %packages
# @ ubuntu-server
# openssh-server
# ftp
# build-essential
# This will install the ubuntu-server "bundle", and will add the openssh-server, ftp and build-essential packages.
#
# Add a preseed file, to suppress other questions
#
echo 'd-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition \
# select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
d-i partman/confirm boolean true' > ks.preseed
# Set the boot command line to use the kickstart and preseed files
#
# vi isolinux/txt.cfg
# Search for
#
# label install
#   menu label ^Install Ubuntu Server
#   kernel /install/vmlinuz
#   append  file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed vga=788 initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet --
#   add ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg and preseed/file=/cdrom/ks.preseed to the append line.
# You can remove the quiet and vga=788 words. It should look like
#   append file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed initrd=/install/initrd.gz ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
#   preseed/file=/cdrom/ks.preseed --
# Now create a new iso
#
mkisofs -D -r -V "ATTENDLESS_UBUNTU" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o /opt/autoinstall.iso /opt/ubuntuiso