Anyway to choose specific packages during Kubuntu install?

I have installed Kubuntu a bunch of times, but I never remember the installer giving me the option to choose the exact packages I want to install. Most the packages installed by default are pretty good and i actual use them, but there are a few that I would like to eliminate from installation, so i don't have to go back and remove them. Is there a way to choose what specific packages I want to install during installation on the OS? Thanks.

 

Hmm, that's actually something I'm curious about too.
Hope someone can answer on this.
[Looks straight at Calvin].

 

The alternate install CD gives you tons more options (such as filesystem), not sure about specific packages, though.

 

Hmm, I never tried the alternate install CD just the normal live CD. Maybe I will check it out. The installer on the Live CD already allows me to choose my filesystem such as ext3, RieserFS etc...

Can anyone confirm?

 

I don't think you can do this. I regularly use the alternate CD, and don't remember a package selection option.

 

I think it is possible to get the installer to prompt for specific packages but I don't know how.

However, I am sure that there is a way to give a list of packages to automatically install. You need to customize a seed file to do this. The installation documentation for the alternate CD does explain how to do that. I've only told the installer to use one pre-made seed file rather than another. I've never created or edited a seed file myself.

 

Yes, you can definitely do this if you customize the ISO.

 

Try arch, you can choose EVERYTHING.
Otherwise, try installing a command line system(let me know if you dont know how).

 

Not as much as you can choose if you install Gentoo

 

But that takes 3 hours.
Gentoo is nice though

 

With Synaptic or Adept, installing packages during install is moot anyway. It's fairly minimal to start with so you can select what to deinstall/install after installation.

But, no, I haven't seen that either.