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Ubuntu Minimal unminimize script
#!/bin/sh
set -e
echo "This system has been minimized by removing packages and content that are"
echo "not required on a system that users do not log into."
echo ""
echo "This script restores content and packages that are found on a default"
echo "Ubuntu server system in order to make this system more suitable for"
echo "interactive use."
echo ""
echo "Reinstallation of packages may fail due to changes to the system"
echo "configuration, the presence of third-party packages, or for other"
echo "reasons."
echo ""
echo "This operation may take some time."
echo ""
read -p "Would you like to continue? [y/N] " REPLY
echo # (optional) move to a new line
if [ "$REPLY" != "y" ] && [ "$REPLY" != "Y" ]
then
exit 1
fi
if [ -f /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes ] || [ -f /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes.dpkg-tmp ]; then
echo "Re-enabling installation of all documentation in dpkg..."
if [ -f /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes ]; then
mv /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes.dpkg-tmp
fi
echo "Updating package list and upgrading packages..."
apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade asks for confirmation before upgrading packages to let the user stop here
apt-get upgrade
echo "Restoring system documentation..."
echo "Reinstalling packages with files in /usr/share/man/ ..."
# Reinstallation takes place in two steps because a single dpkg --verified
# command generates very long parameter list for "xargs dpkg -S" and may go
# over ARG_MAX. Since many packages have man pages the second download
# handles a much smaller amount of packages.
dpkg -S /usr/share/man/ |sed 's|, |\n|g;s|: [^:]*$||' | DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive xargs apt-get install --reinstall -y
echo "Reinstalling packages with system documentation in /usr/share/doc/ .."
# This step processes the packages which still have missing documentation
dpkg --verify --verify-format rpm | awk '/..5...... \/usr\/share\/doc/ {print $2}' | sed 's|/[^/]*$||' | sort |uniq \
| xargs dpkg -S | sed 's|, |\n|g;s|: [^:]*$||' | uniq | DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive xargs apt-get install --reinstall -y
echo "Restoring system translations..."
# This step processes the packages which still have missing translations
dpkg --verify --verify-format rpm | awk '/..5...... \/usr\/share\/locale/ {print $2}' | sed 's|/[^/]*$||' | sort |uniq \
| xargs dpkg -S | sed 's|, |\n|g;s|: [^:]*$||' | uniq | DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive xargs apt-get install --reinstall -y
if dpkg --verify --verify-format rpm | awk '/..5...... \/usr\/share\/doc/ {exit 1}'; then
echo "Documentation has been restored successfully."
rm /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes.dpkg-tmp
else
echo "There are still files missing from /usr/share/doc/:"
dpkg --verify --verify-format rpm | awk '/..5...... \/usr\/share\/doc/ {print " " $2}'
echo "You may want to try running this script again or you can remove"
echo "/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes.dpkg-tmp and restore the files manually."
fi
fi
if [ "$(dpkg-divert --truename /usr/bin/man)" = "/usr/bin/man.REAL" ]; then
# Remove diverted man binary
rm -f /usr/bin/man
dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/bin/man
fi
# unminimization succeeded, there is no need to mention it in motd
rm -f /etc/update-motd.d/60-unminimize
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