Tasksel in Ubuntu Server

Tasksel is an installation system that is an integral part of the Debian installer (it is also included in Ubuntu). Tasksel groups software packages by tasks and offers an easy way to install all the packages needed for that task. It provides the same functionality as using conventional meta-packages.

You can view a list of available tasks by entering the following from a terminal prompt:

tasksel --list-tasks

You can view a list of which packages are installed with each task using the --task-packages option. For example, to list the packages installed with the DNS Server task enter the following:
tasksel --task-packages dns-server

Install the task

sudo tasksel install dns-server

Run the tasksel in the basic GUI

sudo tasksel

https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/installing-from-cd.html

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel