Question: to test the new installer can I use the ISO of 2022-04-18 and refresh only the installer? or will new ISO arrive?
Try install from canary ISO dated 04-18-22 with subiquity 360
install crashed https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1970212
Try install from canary ISO dated 04-18-22 with subiquity 377
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1970234 but installed system is ok
Try install from canary ISO dated 04-18-22 with subiquity 398
Subiquity does not detect my disk sda -also with subiquity 403
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1971148
Ubuntu-bug not working for ubuntu-desktop-installer
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1971153
try ubuntu-desktop-installer: installed: 0+git.b1ddf03 (486) 132MB classic
from canary ISO: Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” - Alpha amd64 (20220614)
at ‘Installation type’ selected ‘Something else’
screen ‘Allocate disk space’ does not detect my sdb disk so I abandon installation because on my sda disk I don’t have a spare partition to install.
But this time FINALLY ubuntu-bug works for ubuntu-desktop-installer
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try ubuntu-desktop-installer from ISO dated Jul 23 with Subiquity 560
Screen ‘Installation type’ says: This computer has Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu on it. What would you like to do?’
I selected: ‘Something else’
Following screen ‘Allocate disk space’ list partitions on my disks but does not display OS in each partition.
Selected sdb2 for install, sdb2 is already formatted ext4 but contains old data. installer creates some new data in sdb2 but DOES NOT REFORMAT the partition.
In the screen ‘Allocate disk space - Edit partition’ can not select ‘Format the partition’
continuing the install crashes with bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1982678
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It’s best to test the new ISO entirely.
If you aren’t doing so yet, I suggest looking into the zsync version of the ISO downloads. It really helps, by just downloading changes instead of the full ISO.
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Try ubuntu-desktop-installer from ISO dated Aug 23 with Subiquity 588
Install on sdb2 already formatted ext4 with just a small file to check problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1983036
In the screen ‘Allocate disk space - Edit partition’ can not select ‘Format the partition’
screen Where are you? - problems for changing location - delete key strange behaviour
screen Who are you? - problems for changing computer name - delete key strange behaviour
continuing the install crashes with bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1986676
but the installed system works fine.
Note about swap: on my PC I have an 8GB swap partition used by all installed OS. Installing from standard ISO (Focal, Jammy or Kinetic) ubiquity detect the swap partition and the installed OS uses it.
Installing with ubuntu-desktop-installer subiquity detects the swap but the installed OS uses a swap file instead the partition.
Could you elaborate on the strange delete key behavior, please? How did it behave? Did you experience it only for those two particular input fields on different pages? Have you experienced it ever before? Are you able to reproduce the behavior?
Done a new install today to define the problem with ubuntu-desktop-installer
latest/candidate: 0+git.bb317808 2022-08-17 (594) 136MB classic
connect to internet via wifi smartfone
using Setting added italian keyboard and changed in top bar
Try keyboard problem using screen ‘Keyboard layout’
In the numpad (right of the keyboard) left arrow (4) right arrow (6) Insert (0) and Cancel (.) are inactive on the ‘Keyboard layout’ screen while are working as usual editing a text file.
Also Num lock, ‘/’ ‘*’ ‘-’ ‘+’ are working.
Setting ‘Num lock’ numeric keys are working.
Problem does not depend from keyboard because all keys in the numpad are working as usual editing a text file or writing text in firefox browser.
screen Where are you? - field Location keyboard problem - same as tested
screen Who are you? - all fields keyboard problem - same as tested
Retry today with subiquity 596 and without changing keyboard to Italian but keeping English keyboard: SAME behavior
PROBLEM SOLVED with subiquity 603.
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SUCCESSFUL INSTALL from canary ISO dated 2022-09-08 09:15
using a preexisting partition
Screenshots from install are in https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1staNOaWLpWUZ3xzFiNrSqz7DKeD6DkMy?usp=sharing
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Will we have the new installer in Lunar? when?
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Installer has a “safe graphics” mode which is especially helpful if you can’t get drivers loaded until after install … HOWEVER! most displays revert to 640x 480 in safe mode (certainly with nomodeset). You should allow 1) a text based install or 2) if you insist on a graphical installer, you must make it work at 640x480 … (or scrollable panel/virtual desktop on the installer). Without doing so safe graphic mode for installation is rubish!
Just tested the installer on a virtual machine and it runs perfectly fine. I didn’t struggle at all to complete the installation process and the app is very responsive.
My only complain would be related to the UI that misses some eye candy features. I would take inspiration from Windows 11 installer that offers an animated illustration for each step, but other than that, I like what you guys are trying to accomplish with this new installer.
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I find the installer consuming too much RAM. On a 2GB RAM virtual machine the previous installer worked beautifully. The current one OOMs.
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Install successful but error at end: bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/2008546
After reboot the system works fine but can’t update:
corrado@corrado-ii-0224:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
[sudo] password for corrado:
Get:1 file:/cdrom lunar InRelease
Ign:1 file:/cdrom lunar InRelease
Get:2 file:/cdrom lunar Release
Err:2 file:/cdrom lunar Release
File not found - /cdrom/dists/lunar/Release (2: No such file or directory)
Reading package lists… Done
E: The repository ‘file:/cdrom lunar Release’ no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can’t be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
corrado@corrado-ii-0224:~$
sources.list contains only one line:
deb [check-date=no] file:///cdrom lunar main restricted
Edit: copied sources.list from another install: now upgrade is ok.