lubuntu mantic install (unclean) over ubuntu desktop

Bug #2022287 reported by Chris Guiver
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Bug Description

THIS INSTALL MOSTLY WORKED, so very minor. Problem encountered was

- unclear error message from calamares (just error & close); the major issue I suspect; yet install worked booted & two OSes could be selected; mostly worked

I'll do some more installs of this type (unclean install) so this report could be marked as incomplete (waiting for me to get to that & see how severe etc)

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qa-test install to
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 8gb amd/ati rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)
testcase: install using existing partition (sda6 or whatever I last used yesterday)

(two installs on box; lunar ubuntu-mate & mantic ubuntu-desktop; I'm selecting the ubuntu-desktop partition which has additional packages & music installed)

possibly of interest; ubuntu-desktop installed to two partitions being / & ESP; I only selected the / partition of lubuntu mantic & this install

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: calamares 3.3.0-alpha2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-21.21-generic 6.2.6
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-21-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.modules.after_bootloader_context.conf:
 ---
 dontChroot: false
 timeout: 120
 firmwareType:
     "*": "-rm ${ROOT}/home/${USER}/Desktop/lubuntu-calamares.desktop"
.etc.calamares.modules.finished.conf:
 ---
 restartNowMode: user-checked
 restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.modules.fstab.conf:
 crypttabOptions: luks,keyscript=/bin/cat
 efiMountOptions: umask=0077
.etc.calamares.modules.shellprocess_logs.conf:
 ---
 dontChroot: true
 timeout: 30
 script:
     - calamares-logs-helper ${ROOT}
.etc.calamares.modules.unpackfs.conf:
 ---
 unpack:
     - source: "/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs"
         sourcefs: "squashfs"
         destination: ""
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.481
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Fri Jun 2 13:56:27 2023
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20230530)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:23.04.12
 calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:23.04.12
 xfsprogs 6.1.0-1ubuntu1
 btrfs-progs 6.2-1
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :
Chris Guiver (guiverc)
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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

I didn't expect this, and have no clues currently as to problem. If anyone reading this knows, please let me know (here, iRC etc)..

I'll continue to explore, then when I know the state of the partition will decide if I just start again (it'll be lubuntu mantic only) & see if i can re-create OR explore further. (retrying a non-lubuntu install then install over it with lubuntu isn't a high priority for me; its just what was on this box)

as the install is a GTK based one (initially ubuntu-mate (x2) then ubuntu-desktop) I'm not worried about package issues, primarily that the installer works & gets a bootable system on it in a state where i know what's there.. and can direct/advise others..

I plan on continuing exploration later today.

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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

- on reboot, selected ubuntu-mate & it looks correct & untouched as expected

- on reboot selected new lubuntu install & it looks correct too; with `cowsay |figlet` giving me a bad joke

HOWEVER

audacious segfaults on attempts to run so didn't get music; but audacious did re-install so the install is mostly good...

My music files & other changes appear present though

thus far this appears to be a mostly successful install; largest issues so far are

- unclear FAILURE of calamares (no message telling me what the issue was)
- audacious or music player used on this install fails to run????

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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote :

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2022287

tags: added: iso-testing
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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

After letting the upgrades apply... audacious is now working too !!!

that was likely just an issue with mantic at time of install.. thus we can disregard audacious involvement I believe.

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description: updated
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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

Attempted re-install on this partition (lubuntu mantic no-format re-use of partition) again had an error

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/2023000

Unlike the install this FILED report relates to, on this re-install there was a long message on the screen (view 2023000 for copy/paste)...

Either way the 202300 re-install worked fine.. just error at install time that makes me think something got left behind by new ubuntu-desktop-installer (thus subiquity mentions in logs) which is causing this... next install should be without bug report if my thinking is correct though.

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