TASKSEL

By WillieJune 21, 2026Updated:June 21, 2026No Comments1 Min Read

NAME

tasksel – a user interface for installing tasks

SYNOPSIS

tasksel install <task>

tasksel remove <task>

tasksel [options]

DESCRIPTION

tasksel shows all available tasks and allows to user to select ones to install

OPTIONS

-t, –test: test mode; don’t actually install or remove packages
–new-install: automatically select some tasks without even displaying them to the user; default other tasks to on; used during new Debian installs.
–list-tasks: list on stdout the tasks that would be displayed in the tasksel interface
–task-packages task: lists on stdout the packages that are available and part of the given task
Note that this option may be given more than once.
–task-desc task: outputs the extended description of the given task
–debconf-apt-progress options: Pass the specified options to the debconf-apt-progress command that tasksel runs.

Willie

Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.