Activate Sharepoint Feature when Solution is deployed

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I want to automatically activate a feature (specifically the SharePoint Server Publishing feature) automatically when I deploy a new wsp solution. Is this possible.

Where and How do I do this inside the visual studio Sharepoint project?

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Look at the properties on the feature within VS -- there are a couple of options there that will control how the features behave when the solution is deployed via VS ( only ).. these settings have no affect on the solution once it is out of VS...

  1. Activate On Default - Indicates whether the feature is activated during installation
  2. Always force Install - Indicates whether the feature is installed by force, even though it is already installed.
  3. Auto Activate in Central Admin - Indicates that the feature is activated for administrators in CA...