How To Install Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Tasksel is a powerful utility that simplifies package management for Ubuntu system administrators. With Tasksel, users can easily install multiple related packages as a single unit. Tasksel groups software packages by functionality, allowing you to install groups of packages with a single command. For example, you can use Tasksel to install a LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or a mail server.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• An active internet connection. You’ll need an internet connection to download the necessary packages and dependencies for Tasksel.
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running the following apt commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install wget apt-transport-https gnupg2 software-properties-common

Step 2. Installing Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, the Tasksel is available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to install the latest version of Tasksel to your Ubuntu system:

sudo apt install tasksel

The system will prompt you to confirm the installation. Press “Y” to continue with the installation.

After the installation is complete, you can check the version of Tasksel using the following command:

tasksel --version

Step 3. Using Tasksel to Install Tasks and Packages.

Now that you have installed Tasksel on your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system, you can use it to install software packages. Run the following command to launch Tasksel:

sudo tasksel

You will be presented with a list of available software packages and groups. You can navigate the list using the up and down arrow keys, and select a group or package by pressing the spacebar. Once you have selected the group or package that you want to install, press Tab to highlight the “OK” button, and press Enter to confirm your selection.

To list all the available tasks, run the following command:

tasksel --list-tasks

For example, to install a LAMP server, run the following command:

sudo tasksel install lamp-server

Tasksel can also be used to install specific packages. For example, to install the Apache web server package, run the following command:

sudo tasksel install apache2

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tasksel. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Tasksel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Tasksel website.