Ubuntu
tasksel package

netboot/mini.iso should allow Ubuntu Minimal desktop Installation

Bug #1816288 reported by Norbert
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debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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tasksel (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download netboot/mini.iso for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ( http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/bionic/ )
2. Launch installer.
3. Wait for "Software selection" to be shown

Expected results:
user is able to select Ubuntu minimal desktop

Actual results:
user is unable to select Ubuntu minimal desktop

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: tasksel 3.34ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Feb 17 13:10:05 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tasksel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :
tags: added: cosmic
Revision history for this message
Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :

First seen on AskUbuntu ( https://askubuntu.com/q/1118918/66509 ).

It is great that upcoming Ubuntu 19.04 has Ubuntu minimal desktop in mini.iso (or in tasksel).

Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The mini iso is not guaranteed to offer the complete set of features provided by the desktop installer.

affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) → debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: focal
removed: cosmic
Revision history for this message
Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to submit this bug report. Ubiquity is now unmaintained, and is replaced by either the Ubuntu Desktop Inser or Calamares starting with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Therefore, this bug is being closed as Won't Fix. If you believe this was done in error, feel free to re-open the bug. If yave any general questions about Ubuntu, please open a topic on the Ubuntu Discourse instance: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
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